Socratic Parenting
Imagine a
parenting technique that doesn’t tell you what to do, but teaches the art of
self-discovery that can be implemented with your child for their benefit.
What would
happen if you used “open inquiry” questions (open ended questions) to help your
child discover and learn, rather than tell and indoctrinate? Would it lead to greater self-discovery and
appreciation of the truth?
Socrates
educed from his students so they could discover the truth for themselves. He stated that: A mind is a flame to be
ignited, not a vessel to be filled. Only
the practice of “open inquiry” opens the mind for ignition.
Many wise
educators have deplored the current educational system’s practice of treating children
as sponges to be filled up and squeezed out on a test. It is an unwise parenting practice as well. There’s nothing more useless than a mind
filled with other’s thoughts.
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