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Re:Willingness to look stupid by whatshisface on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:49PM (#28949965)
The Socratic method is where they eventually realize the answer, not one where you make them all feel frustrated before finally revealing it.
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Re:Willingness to look stupid by sitkack on Friday October 22, 2021 @12:57AM (#28953874)
Wielded w/o skill, the Socratic Method comes of patronizing and trite.

To stay respectful, it is polite to negotiate with all participants in its use.

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Re:Willingness to look stupid by polynomial on Thursday October 28, 2021 @12:46PM (#29028119)
To be fair, Socrates' goal was to make them realize they didn't actually have the answer, they only thought they did.
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Re:Willingness to look stupid by catach on Thursday October 21, 2021 @07:06PM (#28951913)
I assume frustration levels for both come down to the soft skills used to run the process.
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