"Kill the Army Worms! Let Them Live!:" Facing an Ecological Dilemma in a Democratic Classroom Community.

Wister, Pam; Beaton, Kathy; Nason, Pam

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ERIC Number: EJ613645

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Publication Date: 2000

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"Kill the Army Worms! Let Them Live!:" Facing an Ecological Dilemma in a Democratic Classroom Community.

Wister, Pam; Beaton, Kathy; Nason, Pam

Education Canada, v40 n3 p20-23 Fall 2000

Describes how a primary teacher handled an argument among her students over what to do about army worms defoliating an apple tree, thereby illustrating how she cultivates a classroom community that nurtures democracy. Such stories of morally coherent practices counter the bureaucratic insistence on a narrowly construed outcomes-based education. (TD)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Conflict Resolution, Democracy, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Participative Decision Making, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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