Progress continues in terms of my own professional development to begin offering classes for current teachers who would like to be a part of democratic education and the understanding of the teaching role as an Advisor to students who are the body of decision makers in a self-directed and democratic learning environment. Available now on the www.dxed.org website is a "for teachers" developed specifically for educators who would like to adapt the standards-driven academic expectations from the powers that be into a democratic format and lesson plan structure. To me, standards are good, they establish what we are teaching and facilitate communication among educators and to students. The validity of academic testing and publishing technology is to be questioned heavily however, as I cannot see a publisher with an invested stake in the provision of software, having an interest in the personal, intellectual and social development of students as young people in a community of learners.
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http://www.dxed.org/for-teachers
