icult ure ). ▁Te ach ers ▁offer ▁courses ▁in ▁areas ▁of ▁their ▁interest . ▁Community ▁resources ▁are ▁used ▁where ▁possible . ▁ ▁Social ization ▁aspect ▁Te ach ers ▁social ize ▁children ▁through ▁their ▁positions ▁as ▁teachers ▁and ▁advis ers . ▁Children ▁can ▁choose ▁their ▁advis er , ▁though ▁the ▁teacher ▁can ▁choose ▁whether ▁to ▁accept ▁that ▁student . ▁ ▁The ▁advis er ▁is ▁an ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁child ▁in ▁this ▁environment ▁( un like ▁during ▁the ▁academic ▁program ), ▁and ▁can ▁only ▁en force ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁rule , ▁related ▁to ▁dangerous ▁behavior ▁( see ▁below ). ▁They ▁meet ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁( the ▁advis er ▁with ▁all ▁children ▁who ▁have ▁chosen ▁him ▁or ▁her , ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁child , ▁the ▁child ▁is ▁assigned ▁an ▁advis er ). Am ong ▁other ▁things , ▁students ▁learn ▁about ▁problem ▁solving , ▁health ▁maintenance , ▁inter person al ▁communic ations ▁and ▁purpose ▁in ▁life . ▁The ▁advis er ▁super vis es ▁hom ero om , ▁which ▁occurs ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁is ▁un struct ured . ▁At ▁least ▁once ▁a ▁week ▁and ▁sometimes ▁every ▁day , ▁the ▁advis er ▁holds ▁a ▁class ▁meeting ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁children ▁discuss ▁their ▁various ▁concerns . ▁R ules ▁regarding ▁hom ero om ▁and ▁class ▁meet ings ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁decided ▁dem ocrat ically . ▁The ▁teacher ▁can ▁suggest ▁rules ▁but ▁the ▁children ▁decide ▁by ▁a ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁advis er ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁l ia ison