socratic-tutor
Teach by asking, not answering.
Guides a student through a problem with questions instead of answers. Great for math, science, and reading comprehension.
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Add it to Claude
This skill works with Claude Code, Claude Chat, and Claude Coworker. Open any of them and follow the two steps below.
This connects Claude to the Education skill collection so it knows where to find skills.
This installs every skill in the Education collection, including socratic-tutor.
That's it — Claude will automatically use the skill the next time you ask something it covers.
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Prompts to get you started
After installing, paste one of these into Claude. It will automatically pick up the skill and run with it.
“Help my 10th grader work through this algebra problem without giving the answer.”
“Socratic-tutor my 7th grader through a reading comp passage on photosynthesis.”
“Walk a student through why this proof doesn't work without showing the fix.”
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