Democratic Education Blog

I just got back from the 2008 International Democratic Education Conference in Vancouver, Canada, an annual gathering that is hosted in a different country each year and brings together educators, young people, and others dedicated to the practice of freedom and democracy in education. Democratic education unites the practice of education and learning with […]

Courtesy of Adam Fletcher’s CommonAction Blog, I discovered that the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory’s Spring/Summer magazine issue features several great articles on student engagement and student voice, including an interview with Adam that summarizes his vast experience and wisdom on this essential subject. Check it out at the link below:
http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/13-03/
You can view each article […]

I’m blogging from the 2008 Personal Democracy Forum in New York City. From the conference website:
“Technology and the Internet are changing politics — now more than ever. Over the last five years, Personal Democracy Forum (PdF) has become the seminal gathering place for the growing community of people who understand the effects underway, and […]

I believe we all carry an inner drive to connect with other people, to understand the world, and to be some part of helping to create a more equitable, safe, and peaceful society. Perhaps at no other time in our lives does this inner drive flare up then in our teens (or sometimes earlier) […]

Isaac Graves has put online the resources and content of the Directory of Democratic Education that he and I edited. All the information on schools and programs, as well as the essays from the directory, are freely available on the site. Just go to:
www.democraticeducation.com
If you have any resources to add or suggestions on […]