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DEMOCRACY AT SCHOOL
“The idea of an election is
much more interesting to
me than the election
itself...The act of voting is
in itself the defining
moment.”[Jeff Melvoin, Northern Exposure, Democracy in
America, 1992]
Democratic participation to school
councils
Councils Members
Teachers
StudentsParents
Every member is elected by vote.
Voting is….
Democracy
Free
PersonalSecret
Election Rules• The elections are held by 31st October by secret ballot.
• The Class Representatives are elected by the students every
year.
• The election day of School Representatives and Class
Representatives is the same.
• Each class elects two members to represent them in their Class
Council.
• Four representatives are elected for the School Council.
.
Democracy and Class Representatives
“The great thing about democracy is
that it gives every voter a chance to do
something stupid.”
[Art Spander]
We can express our preference just for a single candidate.
.
• The class representatives can express their classmates opinions, necessities and proposals inside the class council.
• They report class feedback to the council
• They are democratically listened by teachers and the headmaster.
.
• Everyone can apply to be elected.
• During the election campaign,
candidates create their own lists
which should be submitted from
the 20th to 15th day before the
elections.
• Lists can often be characterized by
slogans.
Democracy and School Representatives
OUR SLOGAN?
“Have no fear,
with John Smith…
it’ll be a great year”
The school representatives are
part of the School Council:
• they can express their opinions
• they can vote resolutions
(except for financial matters)
MERITOCRACY?
• What kind of students are elected?
• Are our leaders the most deserving students in the
school?
• May good marks affect the choice of the candidates?
GOOD LEADERS ARE DEVELOPED, NOT BORN!
OUR LEADERS… WHO ARE THEY?
• NOT THE BEST.
• THEY ARE OPEN MINDED, WITH THE
ILLUSION TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
• THEY AREN’T SHY.
• THEY AREN’T ELECTED BECAUSE OF
SCHOOL INTEGRITY OR EXEMPLARY
CONDUCT.
WE LIKE THEM!
Why? Because we hope…
• they will have the heart to support problems that arise;
• they will fulfill the goals and the actions they have proposed during the election campaign;
• they will be able to obtain the respect of students’ rights.