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Argument for Real Democracy in Schools

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Ben Kestner

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Children go from being in a completely top-down system, where adults make every decision, to feeling like they have no real power to change anything when they leave school. So they end up thinking: What’s the point? I’ll just keep my head down, pass the… Continue Reading “Argument for Real Democracy in Schools”

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