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Teachers can model democratic

Teachers can model democratic principles through other means rather than relinquishing or sharing decision making into the hands of inexperienced children. I would rely on an effective classroom...

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yes

We recently finished filming at Mission Hill Pilot School, a K-8 public school in Boston. Being a pilot school allows Mission Hill to create many of their own policies. One of those is including...

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Implementing

I have the opportunity to change how a social studies department in one school I supervise teaches. I'd love to follow this model. However, it would't be school wide. Is it possible to do this just in...

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M.A.

I disagree. I certainly am not suggesting that we "relinquish decision making." Those are your words and not my intent. I also think that, while there are students like the ones you describe, many of...

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Mark: I am sure you recall a

Mark: I am sure you recall a time in society when a young person had to "pay their dues" to be granted the privilege to sit among adults and be considered as equals. Such a privilege never occurred...

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Being Representative

Mr. Hauck, The article does say, "While student views should be secondary to the expertise of teachers and administrators, they should still be an explicit and significant part of every school's...

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Mike

Quote: I have the opportunity to change how a social studies department in one school I supervise teaches. I'd love to follow this model. However, it would't be school wide. Is it possible to do this...

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Quote: The article does say,

Quote: The article does say, "While student views should be secondary to the expertise of teachers and administrators, they should still be an explicit and significant part of every school's...

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M.A.

Many of my most responsible and effective student leaders (a) share my view on students having a highly effective role while still deferring on areas where teachers have more expertise, and (b) think...

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