Ultimately, deliberation not only produced a better, more fully supported decision, it built community and provided a model of civic society for students. Vol 55, No. 7, pp.48-52. They believe their model of shared decision making and site-based management can and does work, but it hasn't been easy. They have had to challenge the notions of leadership that they had internalized over the previous years spent in traditional schools. They have had to develop personal and interpersonal sensibilities in order not to re-create the same kind of hierarchical system with which they were familiar and comfortable.
Good communication is essential to their continued success.
For All the Children Who Were Thrown Away Daniel A. Brown April 1998, Vol. A 5th grade teacher related some unexpected connections his students made when they confronted this tragedy. Presenting the Holocaust to elementary-age children is a delicate balance of being honest with facts while not endangering their personal sense of safety. Social and Emotional Learning for Leaders Cary Cherniss April 1998, Vol. Educating for emotional intelligence is not just for students anymore.