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It's All About Interpretation
The kind of question a leader asks determines the kind of discussion, and even the kind of thinking, that will happen. In Shared Inquiry we distinguish three kinds of questions.
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To explore the three kinds of questions, click on a menu item. Details will appear to the right.
Shared Inquiry Discussion focuses on interpretive questions.
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Readers enjoy, learn, and live fuller, more enriched lives because they can make sense of what they read. To interpret is to make sense. It is perhaps the most human and most important activity of the mind.
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Getting Started with Great Books in the Classroom
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What is Shared Inquiry Discussion (SID)?
Shared Inquiry is the heart of Junior Great Books activities.
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How do students benefit from Shared Inquiry Discussion?
Shared Inquiry helps students develop ideas and share them with others.
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JGB learning objectives...
The best introduction to Shared Inquiry and using Junior Great Books is the Basic Leader Training Course.
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