Socratic Seminar Resources

Socratic topic: What can be done to minimize acts of violence and evil in the world?

Rubric (coming soon)

Day 1 Resources

• Milgram video
• Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) resources

Day 2 Resources

• Zimbardo readings (you got a paper copy of this)

Day 3 Resources

• Choice-based readings
  • Zimbardo readings - your choice (make a copy of this)
  • Magine's witness statement on Zimbardo
  • Thresholds of Violence: How School Shootings Catch On by Malcolm Gladwell
• Zimbardo's conclusions

Day 4 Resources

• World maps
• Crime statistics
• Worldwide prison systems
  • Japan
  • Sweden
  • USA
• Guiding questions for today

Day 5 Resources

• No new resources today. See the daily agenda for what to work on.

Day 6 Resources