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Feb 13, 20202 min read

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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Jun 18, 20193 min read

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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Mar 24, 20193 min read

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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Jan 15, 20193 min read

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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Nov 7, 20183 min read

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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Feb 23, 20183 min read

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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Mar 22, 20163 min read

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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Mar 1, 20163 min read

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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Nov 8, 20142 min read

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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