Michael Strong - The Socratic Approach to Learning

<p><strong>Michael Strong is most recently the founder of</strong><a href="http://expanseonline.co/"><strong> </strong><u><strong>expanseonline.co</strong></u></a><strong>, a virtual secondary school program.&nbsp; He is an experienced school creator whose projects include Moreno Valley High School, a charter school in New Mexico ranked the 36th best public school in the U.S. by </strong><em><strong>Newsweek</strong></em><strong>; Winston Academy, a school for highly gifted students in Florida who successfully completed AP exams; and The Academy of Thought and Industry, the high school model for the largest U.S. Montessori network. He is the author of </strong><em><strong>The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice</strong></em><strong> and </strong><em><strong>Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World’s Problems</strong></em><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p>1:16 Michael Strong’s common and significant components among the schools he has built.</p> <p>3:18 Describing Expanseonline program and its role in helping middle-schoolers.</p> <p>5:40 The trend of online learning and how community building can still be present among kids.</p> <p>9:09 Advice to conventional parents forced to do homeschooling in this time of pandemic.</p> <p>13:40 Socratic approach to learning vs. Traditional schooling</p> <p>17:57&nbsp; Developing High Level Academic skills of kids and how it can help in lowering the suicide rate.</p> <p>19:18 Learn the 3 Techniques towards Intellectual Dialogue</p> <p>30:43 Incremental Progress and Expectation on maintaining kid's engagement.</p> <p>35:41 Develop Critical Thinking in the Era of Disinformation.</p> <p>41:23 Establishing trust and vulnerability in group dynamics through the lens of Socratic Discussion.</p> <p>49:55 Identifying the type of student who thrives in the Socratic approach.</p> <p>53:11 Understanding the balance among diverse human principles.</p> <p><strong>Quotes:</strong></p> <p>“You