Clearly, the ideal of teachers sharing power and responsibility with students for the conduct of a classroom or school is not new. It goes back at least to the early decades of the century, led by john dewey’s contention that education is not just a preparation for life but, rather, education is life. What is novel about Kohlberg ’s just community is the linking of his stage of moral development to the operation of such a system. In other words, discussions about moral issues that are faced in the conduct of the school are directed toward raising moral decisions to