Beyond the Silence: Listening for Democracy
Grades K - 12 Foreword by Frances Moore Lapp Afterword by Peter McLaren What is a democratic classroom? For Cynthia McDermott and her colleagues it is a place where all of the participants-students, teachers, and paraprofessionals-have a voice in the decisions that are made. It is not a place of chaos, nor is it a place where authority figures dictate and govern classroom life. It's an environment where deliberate, conscious, caring, and ethical decisions...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0325000727
ISBN13:9780325000725
Release Date:November 1998
Publisher:Heinemann Educational Books
Length:146 Pages
Weight:0.52 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Kindergarten to Grade 12
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Interesting and practical
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This collection is an interesting look at democratic education. It combines some theoretical essays with various teachers and students talking about their experiences using democratic techniques in their classrooms. It's a nice chance to get a glimpse of how things can work.
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