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Democratic Teaching
What is Democratic Teaching?
CharacteristicsAutocrat vs. Democrat
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What is Democratic
Teaching? Democratic teaching is a teaching style where:
The teacher acts as a responsibleguide
The teacher believes quiet action is
more effective than wordsThe teachers way of disciplining is
based on mutual respect
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Characteristics Friendly but firm
Work is well planned
Respect by listening
Always encouraging
Encourages group work
Involve students in classroom
responsibilities
Sincere but have a natural sense of humor
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Approaches/Strategies
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Responsibilities of the teacher.
Social beings / Acceptance and Belonging.
Be wholly accepting of the system.
Goals for misbehaviour.Active participation / government
(consequences).
Student centred/ students assumeresponsibility.
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4 Key Concepts Democratic Teaching
Democratic vs Autocratic
Encouragement
Effort vs Achievement Logical Consequences
Logical consequences vs Punishments
Mistaken Goals gain attention, power seeking, revenge or
feelings of inadequacy
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Encouragement more than praise
Praise
You are always on time.
I'm so proud of yourartwork.
You are the best helper Iever had.
Encouragement
You sure make an effort tobe on time.
It is nice to see that youenjoy art.
The room looks very neatsince you straightened the
bookshelves.
Praise can become source of self-worth
Use encouragement to recognize effort,rather than praise to reward
accomplishment.
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Methods of Encouragement
Show faith in the child
Teachers faith will promote childs faith in self
Create self-confidence, build self-respect
Challenging tasks: I know you can do it
Utilize and integrate the group
Address individual differences to find place foreach child in group
Recognize strengths and assets
Avoid focusing on mistakes, seek out strengthsto build relationship
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Strength And Weaknesses
Promotes trust, respect, and communication amongteachers and students
Fair discipline through logical consequences helpsstudents understand their behavior and teaches correctbehavior
Understanding student behavior contributes to safer
schools and a caring classroom environment
Promotes autonomy
* Strength
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Weaknesses
Difficulty determining motives of students
Difficult to come up with logical consequences
on the spot
Autocratic or permissive teachers may not
accept democratic perspectives
Students may not understand goals and rules as
the teacher does
Problems communicating desired outcomes with
students