The sole purpose of this listserv is to support the process of analyzing the existence and meaning of the catechism "Democratic Education". Any and all...
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... OK, bad news guys, I'm here. I'd like to echo John's thanks to Mike for doing this, Great, now we can start discussing. If you would like to promote this...
Dear All, I have promoted Sharon to the position of Moderator. We now have three moderators and an open group. This group was organized to discuss the...
... It just gets Worsted (as in suitings), I'm here too! Official Opening of Democratic_Education Delayed Just loved the title! Anyway shipmates... hot air in...
Democratic Education On first glance, this phrase can be easily interpreted to mean, "Education through Democracy", as one would interpret Waldorf Schooling...
In a quick read of the introduction I'll make one quick comment. I'd substitute "learning" for "education." By its nature education can not be democratic....
Dear Bill, Although I understand your point, education is defined as 'the process of being educated', or 2.), 'the knowledge and development resulting from an...
BE: There is a "Critical Thinking Movement" in American universities that closely parallels the "Life-Long Self-Learning Movement" of our White Paper. In fact...
Hello everyone, I will introduce myself, for those of you who might not already know me. I am a pisces and enjoy moon-lit stroles along the beach :) I think...
Mike, Ihave to agree with most of your post but would add a couple of emphasis points: 1) "Democratic Schools" are schools in which the learners control what...
Dear Karl, How very sad about your daughter. Of course things have been rough since she died. Why are you not considering joining one of the many...
Mimsy Sadofsky
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Oct 17, 2003 10:28 pm
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Hi Mimsy, I am considering joining some of the many democratic schools on the east coast. I just would need to find one with an opening in a location the ...
Dear Bill, We have some control over what incidents or thoughts we can be exposed too, but once the exposure has occurred, we seem to have little control over...
Dear All, 1. What part does education play within a Democratic, Free, or Sudbury School? 2. Are there Democratic Values? 3. Is it necessary to include every...
I'd suggest we set these up as separate threads and try to discuss them separately. 1. What part does education play within a Democratic, Free, or Sudbury...
"before students attempt to become educated, they must first understand why being an educated person is good." - This is one of the fundamental assumptions...
Dear Sharon, Is it? Most people assume that what they consider to be an education, yet in reality is little more then fact retention, will gain them wealth,...
Hello, I believe that education and democracy both are intrinsic to Life. We cannot be not educated, nor can we not be in the process of education. In terms...
Mike wrote:"before students attempt to become educated, they must first understand why being an educated person is good." Sharon responded: This is one of the...
Dudes, excuse the <cut and paste> reply here to your mails, all in one go, but time is short. Hi John <It seems to me that the truth or falsity of the...
I forgot the song :-! Lou Reed TITLE Sick of You ALBUM · New York (1989) I was up in the morning with the tv blarin’ Brush my teeth sittin’ watchin’...
Dear Malc, Cloaking a vote in secrecy only serves to increase, or at the very least sustain, the paranoia of the people participating with-in that government....
Dear All, Once a term identified with 'liberal education'; to be educated liberally was to be educated in whole, it has now come to apply to everyone with a...
Education is an individual's ability to understand themselves and to make sense of the world around them and their relationship to it. It does not have to be...
Apberger@...
Oct 24, 2003 3:35 pm
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What do I think Education is? That's a difficult question, and I must be honest that my answer would usually depend on who I was answering and my mood and pet...
On the question of what is education, this is probably my favourite quote: Whatever and educaiton is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist;...
on 10/25/03 5:48 AM, Democratic_Education@yahoogroups.com at ... BE: There are two distinction that should be made in this discussion of the meaning and value...
