Socrates as a mentor?

it's not an all or nothing practice. the socratic method is a quick method to give yourself some direction/meaning regarding an idea. if someone you meet says "my idea is a brand1 brand2 mashup", socratic method would lead to 3 or 4 questions and answers which would offer an accurate description of the idea. i don't know - blog posts like this one always assumes people are one dimensional.

It is great for talking through deductive reasoning with children. My 7 year old niece responds great to it. She has the base knowledge to think through the questions, and provide a possible answers. And, it is a lot of fun because she is clever enough to catch me and make me think through things more carefully.

Now, her 5 year old sister still doesn't seem to have enough everyday background knowledge, and focus to respond as well to it yet.