Socratic Dialogue
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Socratic Dialogue

Ask better questions.
Watch understanding stick.

Turn course materials into level-based Socratic lessons. A draft plan is prepared, teachers stay in control, students learn by answering.

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Curriculum levels: not just flashcards

Catalog you control: import, review, choose what to publish

Teacher-approved scores: suggested marks, teacher release

Assignments inbox: Mathwise, Hub, and lessons

From syllabus to dialogue in one loop.

Built for schools: import a course catalog you can curate, attach files, plan lessons, and a student shell that feels calm, not chaotic.

  1. 01

    Set up courses

    Import your catalog, review what’s found, and choose which courses to keep, then attach PDFs and notes so lessons stay linked to materials.

  2. 02

    Generate a lesson plan

    A draft plan is prepared with levels, concepts, and Socratic questions against your rubric, then you edit.

  3. 03

    Publish & review

    Students answer in order. Suggested scores come first; teachers approve before scores go live.

Teachers keep the pen.

Socratic Dialogue is not a black-box tutor. You map grades to levels, tune how answers are scored, and release marks when they are ready. Integrity tools discourage paste and flag rushed answers.

  • Import catalogs, then select which courses to save
  • Course catalog with prerequisites
  • Assign a lesson to a class section. Enrolled students can open it without a separate Who it’s for step
  • Who it’s for: optional. The lesson list includes every published lesson. This page only records which level completes an Administration class. You do not type a grade name.
  • Dashboard review queue (teacher review)
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One roster. One assignments inbox.

Sync grades and people from Administration → Classes, then open Assignments for Mathwise practice, Knowledge Hub courses, and Socratic work in one place.

  • Sync from Management roster on Grades
  • Assignments tab for cross-product work
  • Deep-links into Mathwise and Knowledge Hub
  • Private Study stays separate from shared lessons
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Study on your own, privately.

Drop your notes. Get a practice set only you can see, built to fit a school platform.

Teachers wiping shared lessons leave private Study sets alone. Your materials are scoped to you.

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Accessible by design.

Help, celebrations, and lesson audio stay visible on screen, with optional read-aloud when students ask.

Help coach

Guided steps on the screen you’re on, including Assignments and roster sync.

Hear lesson / question

Browser read-aloud when the student asks (never autoplay).

Voice commands

Optional mic with simple voice shortcuts for submit, next, and navigation.

Questions, answered.

What schools and learners ask first.

How is this different from flashcard apps?

Socratic Dialogue builds level-based curriculum with free-text dialogue, rubrics, and teacher approval, not only MCQ drills. Practice questions unlock after the Socratic path.

Do teachers see student Study uploads?

No. Study materials and generated sets are private to the learner. Classroom lessons published by teachers remain shared with the course.

Who controls the final grade?

A suggested mark is prepared; teachers approve or edit on the Dashboard before students see scores.

Does it work with our course catalog?

Yes. Admins import PDF, Word, or spreadsheet catalogs. You see progress while courses are found, then review the list and choose which courses to publish. Not every extracted line has to go live. Teachers attach materials and publish lessons to those courses.

Can we reach the whole school with a notice?

Yes. Schedule announcements that appear across Thoughtlane products (useful for term starts, maintenance windows, or classroom reminders) without leaving the school portal.

How do Classes and Assignments fit in?

Use Sync from Management roster on Grades so sections match Administration → Classes. Learners open Mathwise, Knowledge Hub, and Socratic work from the Assignments inbox.

Is there a guided tour?

Use the in-app Help button anytime. It opens on your current screen and walks Teacher or Student paths with optional speech.

Socratic Dialogue

Make the next lesson a conversation.

Curriculum that asks. Feedback that teaches. Teachers in the loop.

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