Socratic Seminar Discussion Notes

• Trial and error and its significance in a child’s life when growing up.
• Testing is the reason we are in school. We are here to basically compete with other countries based off of our testing scores.
• We must learn from our mistakes on our own. A parents job is to support and love their children, not to live their lives for them and force them to live in fear of the world itself because of all of the guidelines and restrictions given.
• Having internet helps people around the world ask questions that anyone can answer. People are able to answer questions and learn in another way.
• Learning opportunities don't stop in the classroom, because you have people out there who are able to help you out and teach you something you want to learn.
• In the cyber world we are able to do something great and are able to change the world.
• "First step to bettering the world starts with question" and we can solve our issues through this way without leading to violence.
• The more rules you have, the harder it is to break those habits. They have helped you survive and stay out of trouble.
• Do what you love, but it’s also as important to love what you do
• Everything you do requires trade-offs and even if you love it, then it will eventually turn into work.
• School is so directed and has so many restrictions. This has taken away from people self-learning and has take away people's ability to go out and learn on their own.

These concepts can enhance my learning because it gives me a reason to go and learn something on my own. Like we said in class, school has taught us to go things a certain way and that has take away from our self-learning that we do when we are younger. It is taking away from the creative aspect of our thinking which really effects our actions and views on the world. Also something like video makes me want to make some questions of my own and figure out the answers to those. If I were to do that then I would be learning in the process and without realizing it.

They can help me for the Ap test because they give me the idea to ask questions about what I don't know and try to figure them out by collaborating with students whom may have the same questions as I. I can find ways to learn how to write a better essay or to do better on the multiple choice section. Also if we were to learn in a different way like we were talking about in class, I think I will have more enthusiasm for the class. Then I will eventually be more successful on the Ap test.

We will be able to collaborate with other people by putting reaching out to people. Whether that being asking a question or finding a common interest with that person. It will also improve the information exchange and overall value of your learning network. There will be an exchange because the people we are reaching out to will be able to answer questions we have and they will be able to use our blogs in whatever way they want too.