And can it ask the right questions? This is the philosophical method at the heart of the work of the Ancient Greek philosopher, Plato. His Socratic ...
October 13, 2026
What is the Socratic method? Could it be used to test students in an age of AI?
The Conversation • Oscar Davis
When AI can deliver answers in seconds, how do we teach students to think for themselves? The ancient Socratic method offers a timely answer: genuine learning begins not simply with knowing the right answers, but with asking thoughtful questions, recognizing what we do not know, and developing the judgment that no machine can cultivate on our behalf.
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In Sarah’s words, her teachers taught her “how to know what’s right and how to do what’s right.” That is what we mean when we say a classical education prepares young people for real life.
One day at a classical school changed the course of her life.
In seventh grade, Sarah spent a single day shadowing at Jackson Hole Classical Academy. She says she learned more that day than in the seven years of school before it.
What followed was an education in great books, Latin, and poetry learned by heart, including Rudyard Kipling's "If-" Years later, when Sarah arrived at West Point to train as an Army officer, she found that same poem on the walls of the barracks.
Today, Sarah is a West Point graduate preparing to lead a platoon of soldiers. Her story shows what classical education is for: forming young people who know what's right, do what's right, and give of themselves in service to others.
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Classical Christian education in Africa is not a cultural import or a luxury reserved for the materially secure. It is a humane education that equips students to think, speak, serve, and flourish within their own communities.