Democratic over permissive/autocratic teaching.

Define autocratic teaching

- Teacher: retains much of the power and decision-making authority in the classroom. E.g.
teacher provides information for the students to use in their educational process. Teacher
does not consult with students/ allow them to provide input, opinions, desires, needs
concerning their educational experience.
- Teacher: relates information to students who are expected to absorb it as best they can.

Best example of autocratic teaching is, I told you to do it now, you will do it now.

Define permissive teaching

- Teacher: places few if any limits on students behavior, nor do they invoke logical
consequences when misbehavior disrupts the class.
- Teacher: acts as lenient.
- Teacher: do not keep themselves as very much involved in teaching and learning process.
- Teacher: place very few demands from students and do not care much of what and how
students are doing. Just teach in their own style and do not find whether students had
learned or not.

Best example of permissive teaching is, Well, whatever you want to do is alright, I guess. I
know youll do the right thing wont you?

Why democratic teaching over permissive/autocratic teaching?

Reasons:

teacher enables to share power with students and supporting them in managing their own
behaviors
provides an ongoing forum where students thoughts are valued and where any need of
the group can be addressed.
Creates a support structure that calss forth students best moral selves by strengthening
community and holding them accountable to practide respect and responsibility.
Mobilizes the peer culture on the side of virtue, because students are working with the
teacher in a continuing partnership to create the moral culture of the classroom.
The chief means of creating a democratic classroom environment is the class meeting, a
face-to-face circle meeting emphasizing interactive discussion and problem solving.

Best example of democratic teaching is teacher allows and encourages students to take an active,
participatory role in developing classroom procedures, as well as in making curricular and
instructional decision.

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Democratic teaching over permissive/autocratic teaching

Define autocratic teaching

- Teacher-centered: Teacher retains much of the power and decision making.

Define permissive teaching

- Teacher acts as lenient and do not keep themselves as very much involved in teaching and
learning process.

Why democratic teaching over permissive/autocratic teaching?

Reasons:

- Share power and support students.

- Ongoing forum
- Supportive structure
- Mobilizes the peer culture on the side of virtue
- Class meeting