Students As Stakeholders
Children in a fully democratic school are stakeholders. They have an emotional and intellectual stake in creating the culture,...
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Charlotte Landvoigt
Jun 19, 20193 min
Building Blocks of Democratic Education: #5 Individual Rights
This series of Building Blocks of Democratic Education began with time and trust, continued with democratic process and equality, and...
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Charlotte Landvoigt
Mar 25, 20193 min
Building Blocks of Democratic Education #4 Equality
I’ve been watching a lot of late night television lately. I usually record shows and watch them during daylight hours because old age...
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Charlotte Landvoigt
Jan 15, 20193 min
Building Blocks of Democratic Education: #3 Democratic Process
The essential building blocks for fully democratic schools include time, trust, democratic process, equality, and individual rights. I...
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Charlotte Landvoigt
Nov 7, 20183 min
The Honeymoon Is Over
"Wow, this is the greatest school ever!” “I can’t wait to get to school today!”” “I know I’m sick, but can’t I go to school anyway?” ...
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Charlotte Landvoigt
Feb 23, 20183 min
Can You Love What You Do?
In democratic schools the students love to come to school. In conventional schools, parents complain about how hard it is to get their...
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Charlotte Landvoigt
Mar 4, 20173 min
To Read Or Not To Read
Our society values learning to read. We give social support to literacy programs. We associate the ability to read with intelligence. No...
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Charlotte Landvoigt
Mar 22, 20163 min
Building Blocks: Block #2 Trust
In the first segment of Building Blocks, I talked about the importance of time for children to develop their interests and become...
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Charlotte Landvoigt
Mar 1, 20163 min
Building Block Series: Block #1 Time
I want to talk in this Building Blocks Series about why people should be beating down the doors of our school. There are numerous...
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Charlotte Landvoigt
Nov 8, 20142 min
Choice Is An Illusion If Not Free
In a recent internet posting, a public school teacher quoted one of her students commenting that the class was “like a democracy.” Why?...
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