Considering the 'Socratic Method' When Teaching the Odyssey and Iliad at the Socrates and Koraes Greek American Schools

The following chapter looks at some of the teaching methods used at two Greek American schools. More specifically, this chapter explores the use of the Socratic Method when teaching Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad to 7th and 8th grade students at the Socrates and Koraes Greek American Schools in Chicago. This chapter defines the Socratic Method and then discusses some of its limitations. It later shows how the two schools attempt to incorporate this method when teaching the Odyssey and Iliad while using other teaching methods.