class meetings

Group academic gatherings

Class meetings are regularly scheduled gatherings where students and teacher discuss matters affecting their classroom community.

Common in elementary education, they address everything from conflict resolution to planning activities, giving students practice in democratic participation: We decided on the field trip destination at our class meeting.

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conflict resolution · Robert's Rules · student engagement · sanctification · communication skills · active listening · leadership roles · teamwork · group cohesion · time management · mentorship · motions · agenda items · holiness · seating arrangement · chairperson · quorum · homeroom

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Opposites
participation mode

class meetingsself-directed learning

Education you control yourself

homework · silent reading

formality/structure

class meetingsfree play

Self-directed recreational time

recess · lunch breaks

Family

class, meetings

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G