Operating in rounds, the group hears all voices on each issue in an efficient and egalitarian manner, generally moving very quickly towards a decision that reflects the best thinking of all stakeholders. For the past two years, our Student Council representatives have been chosen using the dynamic governance election process.
The first step of the process is for the group to identify the qualities that they want to see in their elected representative. The lists generated by crews at this stage of the process often includes qualities such as being a good listener, reliability, able to advocate for crew concerns, etc. Crew members then nominate people in their crew based on these qualities. The facilitator helps the group narrow down to one candidate that all consent to as representative for the semester-long term.
The experience is deeply validating for all students nominated, even if not elected, and reinforces that representation is about the role, not the personality. An effective process that builds community and mutual respect. There were a few exceptions being two Italian students and one Canadian American. The student councils main job was organization.
They organized most of the school fundraisers, dances, and other social functions. This program originated in It was lead by a student named Warren Shull, who was named the first national president. Its main goals were to help promote student participation in high school administration, to help organize high schools, to form an active department of the National Education Association NEA , to help make the relationship with administrators and students closer, and to work toward international goodwill.
This is also the first meeting they attended. This type of education, which teaches ones role within the society, is not only within civic education or in forms of student government. This concept is also incorporated in everyday organizations. John Dewey covers this matter in his book entitled The Democratic Conception in Education, he states:.
There are political parties with differing aims, social sets, cliques, gangs, corporations, partnerships, groups bound closely together by ties of blood, and so on in endless variety… From this standpoint, many a minor political unit one of our large cities, for example, is a congeries of loosely associated societies, rather than an inclusive and permeating community of action and thought.
John Dewey is saying that even in the simplest groups or everyday gatherings like family there consists some type of democratic conception in which everyone within knows the role that they play. In all cases there are rules or ways of get things done.
Whether they are set in stone or unconsciously known, these rules are followed and must be followed in order to get things accomplished in an orderly fashion. It helped teach the students the right way to go about getting something changed if there were a problem, and showed them how the chain of command really works. School government did not only help students while they were in school, but helped them become better citizens out side of the school as well.
Dewey, John. The Democratic Conception in Education. New York: The Macmillan Co. William R. Ward, Student Participation in School Government. We'll prepare you for your career and inspire you to go out and positively impact the world! Student Life. Your experience at Booth University College goes beyond the classroom. We provide a whole student experience through academic support, worship, athletics, events, and services for students living on and off campus.
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But the law was not changed, and the list system continued.
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