- Phuong's Reflections
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- Moral Education
- Sand, Brink and Seeds
- Education for Citizenship
- The principles and practice of teaching and class management
- Second Thoughts about Democratic Classrooms
- The Other Side of Inclusion
- Learning or Unlearning Racism
- The Victimization of LGB Youth
- Multicultural
- Education Toward a Culture of Peace
- Becoming a Professional
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- LL's Reflections
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Moral Education and the Need for Teacher Preparation
- Sands, bricks, and seeds: School change strategies and readiness for reform
- Educating for Citizenship in Canada
- Class Management from the Side of Teaching
- Democratic Classrooms: Promises and Challenges of Student Voice and Choice
- Learning in an Inclusive Community
- Breaking the Cycle of Racism in the Classroom
- Victimization of LGB
- Equity
- Psychological Needs
- Becoming a Professional
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Mike's Thoughts
- Jeremys stuff
Second thoughts about Democratic classrooms
The problem with the democratic classroom is that there is simply too much room for the students to take. The rule is you give the kids an inch and they will take a mile, can be seen in the classroom on a daily bases and causes much confusion and disarray in the class. However, on the other hand allowing the kids to have for freedom from the beginning of the year or even their school experience they will learn how to utilize the freedom to enhance their own learning. The truth is that there is a need to a combination of both. Talking to any people in the profession, my conclusion is that kids need to have the right amount of freedom to learn but the teachers need to be in attendance to help
facilitating learning, but at the same time the teacher needs to be able to step in and settle down. True democratic classroom cannot exist on the other hand teacher need to facilitate learning more than teaching facts and telling the kids what to do.
Mike Bak