Jerry Mintz
Alternative Educatioin Resource Organization
HTTP://www.speakeasy.org/~aero
On Tue, 28 Oct 1997, Joe Jackson wrote:
>
>
> > I wanted to know that if the majority wanted to invite someone that was
> > clearly their superior could they do so? Even someone that had an
> > agenda, "intending to counteract the effects of a real or perceived
> > societal evil." Have they ever done so? If so how long did he or she
> > last?
> >
> > What if Sheri "strong feminist" Ponzi played her cards right and got
> > elected to the staff at Sudbury? Would Alan and Joe be really really
> > upset? Dale
> >
> > ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL
> > BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS
> > "Animal Farm" by George Orwell, page 123
>
> I've been reading these, and I've gotta say they made me really think.
> What you seem to be saying, Dale, is that the dynamic of democracy
> is of the highest order, and if the majority wants to address any agenda
> by operating within the context of the school meeting, it should be able to
> do so.in whatever manner it so desires.
>
> I guess the picture I have in my head is of a SVS staff member still
> has some of the trappings of a conventional school teacher - "they
> should abandon all personal agenda in the interest of Education".
>
> At this point I have to pretty much completely retract my whole "I
> feel that it is not appropriate for a SVS-model staff to walk into the
> school intending to counteract the effects of a real or perceived
> societal evil by doing anything besides representing their views
> honestly, respectfully, and as an equal." statement, because I
> guess that a staff member, like a student, can represent their views
> any way they like (perhaps dishonestly, disrespectfully, unequally, and
> pontifically) and with any intent they like, as long as it doesn't violate
> the rules. My humble apologies.
>
> I do wonder, however, if anyone knows if some other technique besides
> straight "one person, one vote" techniques have been used in a dem.
> school (not that I am advocating this)? I'm talking about multivoting and
> stuff like that.
>
> That's all - please don't be _cross_ for my _pontificating_ from the bully
>
> _pulpit_ of this _mass_ -distributed listserve.
>
> -Joe
> shoeless@erols.com
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