According to the research, effective teachers are more skilled in preventing classroom discipline problems. Accountability - the ability to keep students accountable for their performance. Their judgments will influence greatly the lives of others in an increasingly interdependent world. The program s emphasis is on prevention, not intervention, and shared responsibility between teacher and student. Other important components include increased communication with parents and effective instruction.
Learners develop their own program for learning with the help of others or alone.
The student becomes the self-disciplined learner. According to Freiberg the learning which takes place from choices is processed faster and at a deeper level than in the traditional classroom. The democratic process can be a natural part of every classroom with student participation in many aspects. Reward for teachers using democratic management is to leave at the end of a school day with the satisfaction of having students who are respectful, productive members of the community. Principal themes are related to the familiar theme of civics which she translates into characteristics of a learning community.