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hierarchy

Hierarchies 101

In Education

There is nothing about a hierarchy that assumes “the people at the top” are any more intelligent or more highly trained than the people at the bottom. They have a different function, one which requires a specific knowledge base and skill set, not necessarily more of either intelligence or training. A case in point is [...]

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Are Families Hierarchies?

Personal Rights & Responsibilities

How does equality and freedom work in a family when a child’s ability to make decisions without harming themselves or others is inherently unequal? How can a family apply sociocratic principles if children cannot consent to the decisions that affect them? Most people agree that children are not born with the ability to make the [...]

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