Socratic Seminar Notes.

The internet creates a library for the world.

Q: How do you percieve the world around you?
-Strange and unfamiliar or something you can relate to.

-Does increased personal choice for each individual really lead to more happiness?

*Every effort to change the world... starts with people asking questions.

Q: How do/can we sit together and discuss what's important, and reach a solution.

"where is the vision of today's leaders?" - Joe Walsh

-Is communication becoming modernized?

- The human footprint.

"Come together as one to celebrate our diversity..."

The Serious Need For Play

-Free play is crucial for developement.

-"Free Play" as opposed to structural activities

-Free Play as a child can help you develope skills for:
-Coping with stress
-Problem solving

"The consequence of a life that is seriously play-deprived is serious stuff"

-why are structured games and free play that different?
A: It challenges the developing brain instead of following predetermined rules.

-Parents should let children be children.

"Curiousity, imagination, and creativity are like muscles: if you don't use them, you lose them."


-How can playing with a question create a learning experience?

"The world is vast and wide. Why do you put on your robes at the sound of a bell?"

-I think that when you think about or dwell on anything for a period of time, you learn something. sometimes the experience is just as valuable as the result. We learn stuff just by trying.

"There is glory in the attempt."

Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley the RE RE RE RE REEEEMIX!!!

1) the speaker is Percy speaking about a conversation he had with traveler in an ancient landryhne
2) the structure of the poem used a strange ABAB rhyme scheme. The first and third lines of the stanza always rhyme but the second and fourth don't, but if they are supposed to it is a veeeery watered down slant rhyme.
3) the theme on the surface appears to be about the statue of an ancient king. Under that it could be that even in the destructive essence of time memory still lives on.
4) the meaning is about a statue and its impression on the memory of Ozymandias
5) the statute
6) important side words king, statute, visage, antique.
7) detailed, inquisitive,
8) ABAB rhyme scheme. Broken sentences.

The Road by Corman McCarthy

1. The Road is the story of a man and his son who are trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. The father keeps the son safe in this dangerous territory as they face scavengers and cannibals. The father feels that it is important to keep his son as sane as possible during this time so he won't end up like the crazy people around them. The son feels safe with his father as they venture until the father begins to grow ill. This illness causes the father to die and the son is left with a choice to join a colony. He decides to join this colony since they can keep him safe and he thinks of them as a new family. 2. The theme of the story is the power of family and love. The father loved his son and wanted to see him safe and unharmed. He gave his son morals to give him humanity in the inhumane times. Without the father's love for his son, the father would not have lasted as long through his disease and the son would have been lost. 3. The book has a depressing tone. The father and son must survive through these difficult times. They are constantly facing death without food or water. When they do have food and water, scavengers are trying to take it from them. The father is also trying to keep his son sane in this insane world. It is tough for the audience to watch this child grow up in this environment. 4. McCarthy uses setting, characters, and syntax to represent the theme and tone of his book. The setting is a desolate wasteland which immediately connects with the depressing tone and gives the reader a feeling of emptiness. His characters are constantly struggling to survive and face death often. His syntax shows how the characters connect with each other and the importance of family in these trying times.