Yaacov Hecht talks about “What is democratic education?“

Yaacov Hecht is an internationally distinguished leader and visionary in democratic education, learning theory, and societal change. In 1987, Hecht founded the Democratic School in Hadera, Israel, the first school in the world to call itself democratic. Due to the school’s success, Hecht helped to establish a net of democratic schools all over Israel. In 2005, “The Marker“—Israel’s largest economic magazine—named Hecht one of the 10 most influential people in the social and educational areas in Israel. Th