Tennesseahawk
Veteran Expediter
Sarah, my daughter, has an appetite for knowledge, like her father. I was determined to teach her heavily in the areas I deem important for her to be a good citizen... proper speech, manners, American history, and the way the government is supposed to operate. IOW, I'm teaching her to be a conservative. LOL
We've been watching the Schoolhouse Rock cd. She watched it several times a year ago; and now we're trying again, hoping she actually grasps some of it this time. Well... she loves Science Rock; learning about electricity, how the body works, gravity, etc. She's starting to understand Grammar Rock, and what the different parts of speech are. Multiplication Rock will eventually help her with her tables. However, America Rock is what I'm most interested in, to see what she gets out of it. Whenever I recite the Preamble in my head, it's to the tune from Schoolhouse Rock. "In 1787, I'm told, our Founding Fathers all sat down; and wrote a list of principles known the world around..."
Yesterday, while we were watching flicks on the Revolution, and the founding of our country, she asked me a question. "Do you have to know this stuff to vote?" Talk about PROUD!!! She's GETTING IT!!! I answered, "No, you don't have to know anything to vote. But knowing this makes you a better voter."
I honestly believe that. Knowing the history of our country, and the origins of our government, makes you a better voter, and not just a lemming who's afraid of what their friends might say if they make an unpopular choice. The choices we make in government shouldn't be a selfish choice, but one made on the principles our Founding Fathers set forth. They provided the opportunity to make our own way. It is up to us to ultimately choose our fortunes.
Unfortunately, not enough ppl believe, or care in those principles. My daughter, I hope, will be one of those who do. Regardless of how she ends up voting when the time comes, I hope she chooses to stand by those principles, and does her homework before pulling the lever.
The wisdom of a 5 yr old keeps me optimistic.
We've been watching the Schoolhouse Rock cd. She watched it several times a year ago; and now we're trying again, hoping she actually grasps some of it this time. Well... she loves Science Rock; learning about electricity, how the body works, gravity, etc. She's starting to understand Grammar Rock, and what the different parts of speech are. Multiplication Rock will eventually help her with her tables. However, America Rock is what I'm most interested in, to see what she gets out of it. Whenever I recite the Preamble in my head, it's to the tune from Schoolhouse Rock. "In 1787, I'm told, our Founding Fathers all sat down; and wrote a list of principles known the world around..."
Yesterday, while we were watching flicks on the Revolution, and the founding of our country, she asked me a question. "Do you have to know this stuff to vote?" Talk about PROUD!!! She's GETTING IT!!! I answered, "No, you don't have to know anything to vote. But knowing this makes you a better voter."
I honestly believe that. Knowing the history of our country, and the origins of our government, makes you a better voter, and not just a lemming who's afraid of what their friends might say if they make an unpopular choice. The choices we make in government shouldn't be a selfish choice, but one made on the principles our Founding Fathers set forth. They provided the opportunity to make our own way. It is up to us to ultimately choose our fortunes.
Unfortunately, not enough ppl believe, or care in those principles. My daughter, I hope, will be one of those who do. Regardless of how she ends up voting when the time comes, I hope she chooses to stand by those principles, and does her homework before pulling the lever.
The wisdom of a 5 yr old keeps me optimistic.
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