ECED 407 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.2: Drill Instructor, Democratic Education
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The moral community is a direct application of the cognitive-structural theories of moral judgement development and education of piaget and kohlberg. ***such a school, they say, is not a "boot camp" (where the teacher takes the role of "drill sergeant"), and not a "factory" (with the teacher as "manager"), but rather a "community" (with the teacher as "mentor"). The key to this community is the establishment of a sociomoral atmosphere based on respect: ***it is the teacher who establishes the sociomoral atmosphere by organizing the room and relating to children in controlling or cooperative ways. In the moral community, an atmosphere of cooperation prevails. The teacher seeks to optimize interaction among and between the teacher and children, and to maximize the group"s opportunities to confront problems with constructive activity. These notions are surely similar to malaguzzi"s views. Devries and zan define the network of cooperative relations as composed of just two major building blocks: the teacher-child relation children"s peer relations.
