“Town meetings are to liberty what primary schools are to science; they bring it within the people's reach.” PeopleSchoolLibertyDemocracyTownsMeetingsPrimariesPrimary School Book:Democracy in America: Volumes I & II Source: Democracy in America: Volumes I & II
“Meaningful student involvement is the process of engaging students as partners in every facet of school change for the purpose strengthening their commitment to education, community & democracy.” SchoolPurposeProcessCommunityDemocracyStudentsCommitmentPartnersMeaningfulEngagingInvolvementFacetsStrengthening Author:Adam Fletcher
“Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help others to make the grade, is good preparation for democracy.” IfsHelpingRunningSchoolDemocracyStudentsSucceedHelping OthersPreparationGrades Author:William Glasser
“This is regrettable indeed for a nation that aspires to teach democracy to other nations, because, as Burke said: "Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other."” SaidSchoolNationsTeachDemocracyAtheismMankindExampleAspire Book:The Arrogance of Power Source: The Arrogance of Power
“Uncontrollable consumerism has become a watchword of our culture despite regular and compelling calls for its end. The United States has more malls than high schools; Americans spend more time shopping than reading. ... Some of the most insightful writing about the American character over the nation's history has been about neither freedom nor democracy but about the crazed impulse to acquire things.” WritingHas BeensEndsStatesCharacterSchoolCultureReadingNationsUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyHigh SchoolDespiteImpulseAcquireMore TimeInsightfulShoppingCompellingConsumerismMallsUncontrollableAmerican Character Book:Loud and Clear Source: Loud and Clear
“Nowhere has democracy ever worked well without a great measure of local self-government, providing a school of political training for the people at large as much as for their future leaders.” PeopleWellsSelfGovernmentSchoolPoliticalLeaderDemocracyTrainingLocalsProvidingSelf-governmentFuture Leaders Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“When people first vote for democracy, they have extremely high hopes, excessive expectations, and they're not realized. They don't instantly get richer and the schools don't instantly get better and the garbage isn't instantly picked up quicker. So they get disillusioned.” PeopleFirstsSchoolDemocracyExpectationsVoteGet BetterGarbageGet RichDisillusioned Author:Jimmy Carter