Getting Started with Great Books in the Classroom : Role of the Leader

The leader's role in Shared Inquiry Discussion is to be open and curious. Click on a quality listed below; details will appear to the right.
A good leader of Shared Inquiry Discussion is:

Open
Curious
A facilitator
Not an explainer
Not a judge
The Basic Leader Training Course is designed to help people learn how the leader’s role can become a dynamic dimension of their own teaching style.

Not a Judge
Instead of judging for students,
"That's a very good idea, Billy."
the leader of Shared Inquiry involves students in judging for themselves:
"Theresa, do you agree with Billy's idea?"
"Billy, why do you think that?"

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The best introduction to Shared Inquiry and using Junior Great Books is the Basic Leader Training Course.
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