Message from cnorth

[Anonymous]

The best part of the Chinese Philosophy session was most certainly the debate, which was far too short. I see this as a marvelous way to inspire students to study a particular aspect. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the other participants; everyone was so in to "character" that it made it both entertaining and educational. I can now easily identify each of the schools of thought merely by picturing my colleagues swept up in the debate.

I know this will be beneficial in the same manner for my students. They love to debate and prove their grasp of an idea, and I believe that many, in order to be much craftier in their debate, will study the other philosophies as well. I just hope they are as gifted at role-playing as you all were!! I have not yet determined how I will use this in my English class, but I am working on it. I have also passed the format and information on to a colleague who teaches a Philosoply class, and he was very intrigued, as the format can be used for other schools of thought as well.

I do have one critique: we seem to consistently begin 10-15 minutes late, and consequently run over time 10-15 minutes. This has happened each of the past three sessions. I know there are people who are coming from quite a distance (I am one of them), but perhaps we can move closer to the actual starting time?