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So Who Was Socrates, Anyway? Let's Ask Some Kids

In part two of our look at the ancient Greek philosopher, we ask students at a California school about the Socratic teaching method and the questions it inspires.

Our yearlong project, 50 Great Teachers, launched this week with this story about how the ancient world's greatest teacher lives on in schools today.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Elissa Nadworny is an NPR Correspondent covering higher education. She previously covered reproductive rights and abortion.
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