When do you accept enrollments for the online Great Books Discussion classes and other online classes?

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All year long. But online classes begin only in the first week of September. Late students are sometimes accepted, depending on circumstances, classes and dates involved. The early enrollment discount begins each year on April 1. Prior to April 1 we sometimes do not have the class times for the following Fall semester posted. We encourage enrollment in April, or as early as parents have reached a decision, so that they reserve the online class time(s) that is most convenient for them. When an online class fills, we do close enrollment in such classes, and may or may not add more [...]

When do you accept enrollments for the online Great Books Discussion classes and other online classes?2020-07-18T14:57:58+00:00

What is the difference between the online Socratic Discussion and the online Great Books Program discussions?

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Grade Levels. Socratic Discussions are offered 3rd-8th grade online classes (which meet every week online, for 40 minutes to 1 hour depending on the grade level); Great Books discussions are the high school and college level online discussions (which meet weekly for two hours, September through May). The readings for the Socratic Discussions are short (1-3 pages), pithy texts from the classics; the readings for the Great Books discussions are the Great Books themselves or very substantial excerpts. Our live, Socratic Discussion classes occasionally use short excerpts from our Good Books and Great Books lists, but also many other short readings. [...]

What is the difference between the online Socratic Discussion and the online Great Books Program discussions?2020-07-18T14:31:00+00:00

What are the Socratic Discussions or Dialectics you mention?

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Some teaching is done by lectures (didactically), other by conversation or discussion (dialectically). Dialectics refers to the latter – discussion or conversation. “Socratic” refers to the ancient Greek philosopher – Socrates – who loved to use conversations and mutual inquiry as his primary method to teach and learn, just as most of us do most of the time when we are learning something new. As we all know, giving or attending a lecture is a very different thing from participating in a conversation. The skills involved are different. Dialectics used to be taught in American schools, but the only remnants left [...]

What are the Socratic Discussions or Dialectics you mention?2020-07-19T15:36:59+00:00
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