The Wealth of Nations Socratic Seminar

This lesson offers detailed instructions on how to run a Socratic Seminar and provides specific resources for a Socratic Seminar lesson using readings from Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations.

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Created by Elizabeth Mosley, 2026 Residency Fellow and 2025 DCTI Participant