American schools: the art of creating a democratic learning community

Introduction

Prologue: Ways of seeing (and of being seen) : the art of the democratic learning community

Reflect (or, take the time to know "who's there")

Connect (or, make the connections that let you "see the whole board")

Create (or, recognize that "people support only what they create")

Equip (or, equip people with the understanding, motivation, and skills they need to see their new ideas through)

Let come (or, practice "urgent patience" to let the school's shared vision come naturally into being)

Fairview Elementary School (Modesto, California)

Nursery Road Elementary School (Irmo, South California)

Monadnock Community Connections School (Swanzey, New Hampshire)

Epilogue: Ways of seeing (Teec Nos Pos, Arizona).