Should schools be more democratic?

In a world, which strives to spread democracy around the globe, we ourselves already live in a democratic country that implements a small fraction of its functions into daily school life. One of the functions would be a student body council, which helps share ideas, interests, and concerns with teachers and school principals. Nevertheless, one could wonder if school should be even more democratic.
Undoubtedly, schools should be more democratic because it can prepare students to participate more frequently in all facets of democratic life. As G.K. Chesterton once said: "Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself." If teachers would have taught the importance of their opinions and votes to children from an early age, democracy would finally be the ideal balanced government it was always meant to be, because people would actually take responsibility for their votes, rather than doing it half-heartedly. If children never practice democracy, they will never come to understand it. Schools should teach the values of equalitarianism to pupils starting from elementary school. Also, the school ought to make sure the student council is not just a fundraising or school improvement club, but is a students’ union, that represents all of the students as a whole, make it clear that its primary role is to represent the views of students.
Second of all, schools could attempt to be more democratic, however what else could possibly be included? Most schools in our country already give students the...

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