My 7th grade student who can say "nuclear" better than the president used "election" in this sentence today:
"I hope George Bush doesn't win the next election."
The following vocabulary review word was "exception:"
"When George Bush became the president, it was an exception."
She wasn't just working off my amusement at the first answer. I asked her to explain and she knew about Florida. Too bad she won't be voting for president until 2012.
I imagine, at her age, her political opinions are at least somewhat formed by the adults around her. But will those adults go the ballot box?
One of my holiday donations this year was to give the gift of a working Democracy to non-profit organizations who will register voters in Florida. If you have money and/or time, please consider giving some of it to Project Vote in (or before) 2004. I'd appreciate it, and, apparently, so would my students.
"I hope George Bush doesn't win the next election."
The following vocabulary review word was "exception:"
"When George Bush became the president, it was an exception."
She wasn't just working off my amusement at the first answer. I asked her to explain and she knew about Florida. Too bad she won't be voting for president until 2012.
I imagine, at her age, her political opinions are at least somewhat formed by the adults around her. But will those adults go the ballot box?
One of my holiday donations this year was to give the gift of a working Democracy to non-profit organizations who will register voters in Florida. If you have money and/or time, please consider giving some of it to Project Vote in (or before) 2004. I'd appreciate it, and, apparently, so would my students.
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