{"data":{"ID":1563,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1790168370,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Democratic Schools Matter","Handle":"democratic_schools_matter","ShortDescription":"Democratic classroom practices can exist in many forms. This session will examine multiple, less frequently utilized avenues for democratic experiences within classrooms. The session will explore the five pillars of Democratic Education and use content adapted from the recently published book, Democratic Schools Matter.","Description":"Five Pillars of Democratic Education:\r\nOpen discourse \u2013 creating classrooms and school communities where young people learn to speak honestly, listen deeply, argue passionately, and stay in the room with disagreement instead of shutting it down.\r\nRigorous equity \u2013 treating equity not as a slogan or a set of accommodations, but as the painstaking redesign of rules, norms, and curricula so that all students- regardless of culture, language, background and prior experience, can get what they need and fully participate in shaping school life.\r\nThe common good \u2013 helping students and adults alike see themselves as stewards of shared spaces, resources, and futures, not just individual achievers competing for scarce rewards.\r\nCollective decision-making \u2013 building structures where students, families, and educators share real power over how classrooms and schools are run, from restorative discipline practices to curriculum choices and school design.\r\nSustained resilience and resistance \u2013 acknowledging that any attempt to build democratic schools will encounter resistance from entrenched systems, and persistent pull toward more traditional and hierarchical models of education.","Link":["https:\/\/mrjblock.com","https:\/\/lindanathan.com"],"Audience":["High School"],"Practice":"Students and conversation.","Presenter":["Joshua Block","Linda Nathan","SLA Students"],"PresenterAffiliation":["SLA","Harvard GSE"],"PresenterEmail":["jblock@scienceleadership.org","lfnathan@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":null,"ScheduleLocationID":null,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"We will need to present on Saturday -- not is not available on Sunday. Thanks.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":14}}