Majority Rule
I think it's unrealistic to expect everyone in an organization to "buy in" to the mission to the point where everyone is contributing to the common good, due to high turnover, policies, individual personalities, or simply the challenges the industry presents. A realistic goal is to have a climate where a majority of the organization is working for the common good, but actively trying to bring the others along. Not to be pessimitic, but the culture described is obviously an ideal to be strived for, but rarely reached.
majority rule is not good for most classroom objectives,have to be carefull on the subject,so maddness doesnt prevail
Timothy,
Much like a government, teachers need to protect the rights of the minority in a "majority rule" classroom.
Jeffrey Schillinger
I think majority rule is a good tool when it benefits the class as a whole. It helps the minority to experience some sort of encouragement to step outside the box.
Gloria,
Thank you for this post. Please respond with an example of a classroom activity through which you use majority rule to encourage the minority.
Jeffrey Schillinger
