How Should Democracy Be Taught?

Abstract

The education of a democracy should be proper to the form of democratic management. Democracy, which is widely seen in the developed countries, depends on the superiority of the justice of law and the settled institutions which constitute the conventions. The existence and rights of the minority are respected while the decisions of the majority are applied. Such a situation can be created only by education; an education which accepts each individual as a value, not inoculating dogmatic thoughts by brain washing, providing willingness learn and a research habit. While the individual improves himself during his life-time, he should be able to realize himself. This is provided only by freedom of thought. Providing of freedom in the formation and expression of different thoughts, which are open to criticism, provides the finding of truths, avoiding of mistakes, and continuity of new constitutions and developments in every area. With such a mentality, the tradition of democratic life and government settles, as the developments in the field of art, philosophy etc. become permanent.