Category Archives: International Educ

International Democratic Education Conference

The International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) provides some of the most provocative and growing challenges to conventional education and probably some of the most extreme examples of choice. John Loflin has attended all of the recent conferences and filed comprehensive reports on their proceedings. The first conference was in 1993 and most recent was in [...]

Democratic Schools Paper

Arising from discussions with Politeia, Brazil’s democratic education institute, at the 15th International Democratic Education Conference last summer in Sao Paulo a new work “A History of Democratic Education in American Public Schools” by democracy advocate and IALA member John Harris Loflin is now available.
Supported by IALA, this comprehensive 161 page paper aims at persuading American urban [...]

Singapore: Teach Less, Learn More!

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)

Personalized Education

Youth Councils as Change Agents

Institute for Humane Education

International Democratic Education Conference

The 14th International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) was held this past July in Sydney, Australia. 250-300 people from 15 countries attended. The event is relevant to today

School Choice Around the World

Alternatives in India

Personalized Education

Radical Changes Proposed

Korean Educational Alternatives Growing

International Alternative Education Symposium

International Democratic Education Conference 2005