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Join twenty-year teaching veteran and award-winning instructor John De Gree as he teaches the Socratic Discussion in History.  In this instructional video program, Mr. De Gree instructs the teacher how to teach history from a critical thinking approach, how to lead the Socratic discussion, and how to teach the analytical essay in history.  At the same time, Mr. De Gree teaches enthusiastic students the tools of the historian and the Socratic Discussion in History.  This is a program for both Teacher and Student! 

Purchase Options: 
A. When purchasing this curriculum individually:  You receive the Teaching the Socratic Discussion Book AND the 3 DVDs that teach all the critical thinking, debating, and writing skills of the historian. This is the option you want when you already have your history text but want to use the Socratic approach throughout the year.  For suggestions on open-ended questions that match your history content, you can use our Take a Stand! books that you can find on our Individual Products page.

B. When purchasing as part of the Classical Historian Ancient Civilizations History Curriculum (Click Here) or with the Socratic Discussion Ancient Bundle, you receive everything PLUS one DVD that has Mr. De Gree and his student's full year's discussions from the Take a Stand! Ancient Civilizations program.

C. When purchasing as part of the Classical Historian Medieval Civilizations Curriculum (Click Here) or with the Socratic Discussion Medieval Bundle, you receive everything PLUS one DVD that has Mr. De Gree and his student's full year's discussions from the Take a Stand! Medieval Civilizations program.

D. When purchasing as part of the Classical Historian American History Curriculum or with the Socratic Discussion American History Bundle, you receive everything PLUS one DVD that has Mr. De Gree and his student's full year's discussion from the Take a Stand! American History program.


Read Cathy Duffy's Review: 
Some parents learn better from audio-visual presentations than from a Teacher's Edition, so DeGree has developed Teaching the Socratic Discussion in History, a set of four DVDs with a binder that help parents/teachers and students learn this approach. On the first DVD, DeGree introduces the program and explains how it works. On the three other DVDs, you watch DeGree working with different homeschool families through the actual lessons.The binder includes instructions and forms so that you can actually teach your own students through a complete lesson on the Fall of the Roman Empire, including the composition assignments. The last two DVDs are great for families using either Ancient Civilizations of Medieval Civilzations, the two books from which the lessons are drawn. The last two DVDs are essential for parent/teachers who want to become certified Classical Historian Teacher's. (Requirements and instructions are in the binder.)  For Full Review, Click Here.