The New York-based school
increases frequency of its student-led collaborative conversations
creating a generation focused on kindness and understanding
NORTHPORT, N.Y., July 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The School House (TSH), a
New York-based 501(c)(3) school
and proud home of the American Emergent Curriculum (AEC), offering
a curriculum based on kindness and mutual respect, is announcing
that it is increasing the number of Socratic Seminar classes a week
for all student's across first through sixth grade due the civil
turbulence of the past month.
The Socratic Method, created by the Greek philosopher Socrates,
involves a dialogue between students, driven by questioning. This
approach aims to give students the opportunity to create an open
dialogue amongst themselves to uncover fundamental beliefs that
influence the students' views and opinions.
"The foundation of TSH is built on kindness, integrity and
respect starting in the most influential ages of elementary
school," said Mimosa Jones Tunney, Founder and President of The
School House. "It is our duty as educators to teach our students
how to critically think, and to show them that it's normal to have
differing opinions. We take our role as educators of the next
generation of adults and leaders very seriously, and based on
recent events, we all need to do better than where we are today in
this country."
How The School House's Socratic Seminar works:
- The program begins with the students sitting in a circle so
everyone can be face-to-face and engaged. Absolutely no phones or
screens are allowed in the room. In fact, no phones and minimal
screens are the basis of the American Emergent Curriculum.
- Then the educator will bring a topic to the group, give a short
explanation about what they will discuss, then hand it over to the
group for discussion.
- Students "actively listen" when the educator or a fellow
student is talking - there is no interrupting or interjecting. The
goal is to not only teach patience but to ensure the individuals
are really listening to what is being said, instead of preparing a
response while listening.
- When a student responds, whether they agree or disagree, it is
practiced with respect. Students are not asked to raise their
hands, but instead recognize social cues and are taught to respond
with kindness, regardless of agreeing or disagreeing with the
speaker's perspective.
- The goal before leaving the group is to get to a place where
understanding is reached, and all students know what the next steps
on a project are, or where the overall group stands on the
topic.
TSH's Socratic Seminars build a moral foundation for the
students exactly when humans are developing their character and
morality (ages 6-10) and establish critical executive functioning
tools which leads to larger use cases in the real world. This
program ultimately teaches the next generation how to hear people
out and respectfully find a way to move ahead without anger.
To learn more about The School House or the TSH Anywhere
program, please visit https://www.theschoolhouse.org/ or
https://www.tshanywhere.org/.
About The School House
The School House (TSH) — a
thriving brick & mortar school— has a simple mission: to build
the best Pre-K - 6th grade school in the world combining what we
know scientifically works in learning with what we love about
traditional American schools. It is a special school that has shown
its ability to successfully solve the current education system's
issues through engaging and interconnected learning.
About The American Emergent Curriculum
(AEC)
American Emergent Curriculum (AEC) is groundbreaking
curriculum leveraging the science of human learning through proven
pedagogical research. The curriculum has been implemented through a
NY-based brick-and-mortar school called The School House and an
online program called, TSH Anywhere, which allows parents and
educators to explore several educational options such as starting a
homeschool, creating a micro-school, which is an independent
learning institution, or building their own brick-and-mortar
school.
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