Not political, but my Magpie (almost 4) has been singing lately, "You take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll be in Scotland a froggy." Then she hops down the hall like a frog.
Kristen who is 10 yrs old.. when she hears the name "Hillary Clinton" she says "She can't be President"! The thing is? We don't really talk about it all around here.. My DH gets to annoyed to talk Politics and so I have no idea where she got that line
Your 10 year old daughter is FAR more enlightened than my father!
It isn't just THAT woman that can't be president.
Dad (who is 77 years old): "What do you mean you might vote for Hillary Clinton? That is simply impossible. EVERYBODY knows that women are not capable of running this country. How can a woman possibly be the Commander In Chief? What does she know about economics or being tough? No, EVERYBODY knows that will never happen."
Please ask her why...maybe sometimes when dh isn't home if political talk bothers him (how will your kids learn about politics though if you never talk to them about it??
I think it perfectly reasonable to teachers to explain how the political system is set up, that there are two major parties and a few smaller ones, how a presidental election works, primaries, the electoral college, the conventions.....
But a conversation like "hillary shouldn't be president" -- the response to that would entirely depend on the politics of the teacher and that is an area, like religion, that has no place in the classroom in my opinion.
I only ever vote at the polls so I can wear my "I voted" sticked on election day and tell the kids how vital I think voting is (my current students will be eligible to vote in the next preisidental election and I'm always telling them the one thing I'll come back and kick them in the butt for is NOT voting) but I'd never consider discussing the reasonableness of a particular candidate for office in the classroom.
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Not political, but my Magpie (almost 4) has been singing lately, "You take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll be in Scotland a froggy." Then she hops down the hall like a frog.
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Kristen who is 10 yrs old.. when she hears the name "Hillary Clinton" she says "She can't be President"! The thing is? We don't really talk about it all around here.. My DH gets to annoyed to talk Politics and so I have no idea where she got that line
Yikes!
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
You took it the wrong way.. which is something that happens with text when you can't tell inflection.
It's not that A woman can't be President.. it's *THAT* woman?
Your 10 year old daughter is FAR more enlightened than my father!
It isn't just THAT woman that can't be president.
Dad (who is 77 years old): "What do you mean you might vote for Hillary Clinton? That is simply impossible. EVERYBODY knows that women are not capable of running this country. How can a woman possibly be the Commander In Chief? What does she know about economics or being tough? No, EVERYBODY knows that will never happen."
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How long does it take before we bridge that gap?
Well, I do think I'd still have to say, "that woman can and may well be President whether or she is our first choice."
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
Please ask her why...maybe sometimes when dh isn't home if political talk bothers him (how will your kids learn about politics though if you never talk to them about it??
(how will your kids learn about politics though if you never talk to them about it??
I think it perfectly reasonable to teachers to explain how the political system is set up, that there are two major parties and a few smaller ones, how a presidental election works, primaries, the electoral college, the conventions.....
But a conversation like "hillary shouldn't be president" -- the response to that would entirely depend on the politics of the teacher and that is an area, like religion, that has no place in the classroom in my opinion.
I only ever vote at the polls so I can wear my "I voted" sticked on election day and tell the kids how vital I think voting is (my current students will be eligible to vote in the next preisidental election and I'm always telling them the one thing I'll come back and kick them in the butt for is NOT voting) but I'd never consider discussing the reasonableness of a particular candidate for office in the classroom.
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