Step into a democratic school and one of the first things you'll notice is the structure of the classrooms.
There isn't one.
Every student chooses how they will best learn. For some, that might be a vigorous conversation about some subject that really interests them. Others will be quietly reading in a corner alone. Some students will be creating something, others will be engaging in sport. Students might be outside enjoying the weather or inside playing on computers.
Something you won't find here… teachers standing in the front of the room, students chained to desks and staring with glazed-over eyes at the blackboard, textbooks filled with information that students will forget about once the class is over.
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