ABSTRACT
Social skills are thinking skills. This is another way of saying that learning to speak and listen about math is learning to think about math. As the students get older and more sophisticated, they should naturally become aware of their growing skills in speaking and listening just as they become more aware of their own thinking processes. This growing self-awareness doesn't mean that students have mastered all the speaking and listening skills they will need in life; on the contrary, the more one learns, the more there is to learn. Talkative and quiet participants begin to practice the skills of the other, thereby reducing the feel of a polarized event. The consistent dialogue practice can enhance listening skills, it is also the most organic way to develop the speaking skills that complement listening. Because linguistic fluency is related to fluid thought, improved speaking skills also enable students to see more clearly into the seminar text.
