Note to Readers: This project begins to set the groundwork for cultures of integrity in schools. When replicating these findings it assumes ethical behavior and that readers know right from wrong.
Much class work observed or described in this study involves the development of critical thinking skills mostly through collective learning between students and teachers. Faculty model a passion for reasoning and for ongoing, highly collaborative work. This kind of learning is often blurred and gray, and can be trying. As one teacher explains, "Recently, I heard on the radio that 'democracy is a noisy conversation.' Well, teaching is messy and noisy—and what teacher wouldn't want it to be that way?"
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