... separating students who are shouting and fighting, taking away cell phones and electronics, and confiscating notes during exams is very discouraging.*Being “on” in the classroom is draining. ... David Levine advances in Rethinking Schools: “Since teaching for democracy means helping students become highly competent, sensitive, and independent human beings, it is a complex undertaking beyond ... and zone out. It is, in fact, the perfect frame of mind for indoctrination and brainwashing. And it is in this condition that we take in the vast majority of our sensory input, from which we...