Everyone uses rhetoric. Rhetoric is the way that we talk to convince people of what we want them to believe. Rhetoric is not only a formal persuasive speech. Each day we live, every moment we communicate we are attempting to convince others to believe us. We try to convince them to believe that we are …
You’ll notice quickly that I do not create lessons or activities that do not require some sort of inquiry or critical thinking process. Throughout my years of teaching students have always said things like, “Ms. Moody, why don’t you just give me the answer?” It makes me laugh because I realize that no I don’t …
Whether you are the one who wants to increase the depth of your intellectual conversations or you want to teach your students or children, there are things you need to know: Learn to have an intellectual conversation. You can use a resource like the conversation place mat or use some of the free resources I …