The author gives practical tips and raises important issues on how to encourage the classroom relationships that are the basis for successful democratic classrooms. (ascd.org)
The schools worth bragging about are those where students feel as though they're part of a caring community, where even kindergartners get the chance to write stories, and where the teachers create democratic classrooms so that kids learn how to make good decisions. (realtormag.realtor.org)
To help them better understand those and other issues, teachers were issued books about creating democratic classrooms, which includes holding class meetings and presenting lessons on First Amendment freedoms in class. (educationworld.com)