Pueblo School of Arts and Sciences will present a Paideia Community Night from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on 

Pueblo- Featured speaker Dr. Terry Roberts from the University of North Carolina will discuss how collaborative, intellectual dialogue (the Socratic Seminar) in schools is helping students read critically, listen closely, respond thoughtfully, clarify their statements, and become productive members of their community. By actively participating in a Socratic Seminar, participants will discover the vital communications tool that supports the democratic process.

Roberts is the Director of the National Paideia Center. A former high school English teacher and coach, he is a practicing scholar in American literature. He is the author of books about Thomas Wolfe and Elizabeth Spencer as well as the primary author of The Power of Paideia Schools: Defining Lives Through Learning and co-author (with Laura Billings) of Teaching for Understanding: the Paideia Classroom. He is also the author of a number of articles about education and education reform, most recently “Asheville Middle School: a 6-8 Community of Conscience and Intellect” (with Laura Billings in the May 2006 issue of Middle School Journal). He brings to school reform the passion of a devoted teacher as well as the conviction that intellectual rigor is the birthright of every American child.

Colorado State University - Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-Pueblo is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.



Colorado State University - Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-Pueblo is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.