Coming to Consensus
This year, the class decided on a form of representation I haven’t seen in Village yet. They decided to make all decisions by consensus. This would be challenging for any group of adults, so I expected that an elementary group would have to work really hard to make this work. How it works in practice is that the group votes on a proposal, by open or secret ballot. If the measure passes, a consensus vote is held. Everyone but the moderator puts their heads down, and if anyone objects to the proposal, they raise their hand. If any one objects, the proposal is defeated.
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