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Socratic Seminar By Becky Blanton: An Analysis

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People are not born “bad” for a reason, but a way to learn from it. I think that we as humans make mistakes, and it shows the person who we are. In my opinion, we have the capability to change one another and make a positive influence to the human society. The way we approach life can be in a positive or a negative way, but we have the power to change it. Your attitude can change from the people you meet, or attending group sessions. Every decision you make in life has an effect in the future.

The first way the human can change is the people we meet in our life. We encounter someone every second, each person has a different way of thinking. Some emotional moments of their life can change who they are. Becky Blanton was a girl who was homeless at the age of 22. She had worked day and night to find a job by herself. This story had influenced me very well and many others. Her story inspired many young children to understand that, life isn’t always they way you want it to be. It takes a long time for a person to show a change in their life. “No one expects you to become friends or even chatty, but deserves to be treated with the same respect as a peer.” Was a quote that I remembered very well and showed …show more content…

The Socratic Seminar allows students to forms a discussion group, based on someone’s feelings. The leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves. A similar seminar was created called the “ Restorative Justice” it allows students to heal the pain of each other. Lately in schools, there have been fights and kids showing bad attitudes to the teacher. After kids participating, it showed many people to believe that there could cure for this type of behavior. I think the Restorative Justice can show a change in the human society. It is growing worldwide in all different school participating in

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