Assignment 26-James Goding

I felt that most everything in that we did in class was extremely helpful…except for one thing. I felt that the Socratic seminars were flawed in their grading rubric. I would show up to class and participate in a completely empty discussion. It wasn’t silent, you could just tell that most everyone was talking to get the points, not to state their views and opinions. People just kept restating each other and I felt like it didn’t reach deep conversation.  
            My solution to the problem: scrap the rubric. I think it would be better to give students an initial, all-or-nothing chance on these seminars. If I felt like my speech wasn’t bound to a set rubric, I probably would have been more comfortable speaking my ACTUAL thoughts on the essays we read. If the discussions become stale, or students are less willing to participate, THEN it will be the time to pull out the rubric, but I feel like the students should have a chance without it at first.