The New College Foundation recently received a $1 million gift from Dr. Michael C. and Ling Z. Markovitz, establishing the Markovitz Socratic Stage, a signature program dedicated to revitalizing civil ...

According to God of Prompt on Twitter, replacing traditional instruction prompts with question-based prompts—known as Socratic prompting—significantly improves output quality for large language models ...

Abstract: Critical thinking is one of the core 21st century skills, and it is vital for individuals to start mastering this skill from a young age. Socratic questioning is a systematic and disciplined ...

Socratic questioning is a therapeutic technique used in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other psychotherapeutic approaches that involves asking a series of focused, open-ended questions to ...

This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts. At the beginning of the year, I always like to do a couple of episodes on things ...

'The Markovitz Socratic Stage will impact generations of students by giving them a place to think deeply, debate boldly, and seek truth fearlessly.' The donation, made directly to the New College ...

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As we enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the emphasis in higher learning is less on in-depth discipline knowledge and more on agile skills in critical thinking and creative thinking. How can we ...

Socratic seminars are common in middle and high school, but at Barbara Morgan STEM Academy in Meridian, Idaho, fourth-grade teacher Ricky Clark sees their value for much younger learners. His ...

Agnes Callard doesn’t only study and teach philosophy—she lives it. Whether debating a friend over dinner, leading a late-night discussion in Hyde Park, or questioning her own beliefs in print, she ...

Anthropic introduced Claude for Education today, a specialized version of its AI assistant designed to develop students' critical thinking skills rather than simply provide answers to their questions.

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...