Children in a fully democratic school are stakeholders. They have an emotional and intellectual stake in creating the culture,...

This series of Building Blocks of Democratic Education began with time and trust, continued with democratic process and equality, and...

I’ve been watching a lot of late night television lately. I usually record shows and watch them during daylight hours because old age...

The essential building blocks for fully democratic schools include time, trust, democratic process, equality, and individual rights. I...

In the first segment of Building Blocks, I talked about the importance of time for children to develop their interests and become...

I want to talk in this Building Blocks Series about why people should be beating down the doors of our school. There are numerous...

In a recent internet posting, a public school teacher quoted one of her students commenting that the class was “like a democracy.” Why?...