THE EDUCATIONAL-REQUIREMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

The ideals underlying education are essentially similar to those under lying democracy, suggesting that schools should embody principles of d emocracy for students as part of a sound education. Changes in social conditions make this requirement even more important today. School pra ctices, however, are far from democratic in most cases, even though th e arguments against democratic practices are not strong. The article c oncludes with suggestions for democratic practices in working with stu dents.