Today my kiddos read a Time For Kids magazine that focuses on a face off between Hilary Clinton and Barak Obama. They were then asked to ask the candidates a question and why that question was important to them. This is what I got:
Which candidate is going to give raises to teachers?
Because teachers deserve raises and it's important because teachers could have a family and he/she needs to take good care of. Plus it would be nice.
Why can't kids vote?
Because kids should have some rights.
Why do they want to be our president? And what will they do when they will be president?
Because I care about who will be our president because it we just pick someone, they might be a bad president.
Obama says he will lower gas prices...Why do you believe him? He could just be like Bush and lie to us all.
Because I don't like liars.
What are you going to do for America?
Because my teacher told me to make something up.
Why is John McCain back?
Because he tried at 2000's race for president and he failed and he might fail again because there are two good candidates that might win.
Will you bring the soldiers back from the mideast so we could see how well Irag will do by itself?
Because Many of the soldiers are getting killed in the mideast and why should we help Irag? We already killed their leader and supplied them with weapons and an army.
As president, will you make an act to stop pollution and illegal killing?
Because the ozone layer is getting thinner and soon all of the water from the arctic will drown many animals and people. And illegal killing will make some animals extinct or endangered species.
Obama won't put his hand on the Bible...How could you like him if he doesn't put his hand on the Bible?
Because I would put my hand on the Bible.
Why do you want to be president?
Because I just want to know.
What is George Bush's vote?
Because I hope Obama wins because Hilary is not so good for me but Obama is the best! Go Obama!
Mr. Obama, when you were a kid, did you have big dreams to become president?
Because he is my favorite candidate.
Hilary, are you going to just follow what your husband says or will you lead us? Obama, do you have an second thoughts about the things your priest said?
Because I need to know is Hilary only going to listen to her husband and is Obama going to let someone say rude words to anyone?
Why retreat from Irag if the war is not over? That would be a waste!
Because there could be terrorists again!
Who has the most votes?
Because one will make history for president.
Mr. Obama, do you like football?
Because it look like you played football before.
How will you deal with the fighting between Isreal and Palestinians?
Because we need peace everywhere.
Hilary, will you just let Bill take control to win? And Obama, are you going to use any dishonest way to win?
because I want a present who's independent but still needs help from other people to make this country even better.
Why do you want to send the army back?
Because my teacher told me to make stuff up.
Are you going to retreat the soldiers?
Because we don't need fighting, we need peace.
What are superdelegates?
Because I want to know what superdelegates are.
(I would like to know the answer to this as well.)
I found some of these questions to be humorous and most of them to be much more serious than I was expecting. I'm proud of my class for being somewhat informed about the presidential race.
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Why do you want to be president?
Because I just want to know.
Seriously. Concise, to the point. No run around like we're used to. I can honestly say that your 4th grade class is more up to par than a lot of adults I know. A guy I work with, a Ball High GRADUATE, didn't know that there were two tickets, like a REpublican and Democratic side. He thought that the choice was just down to Hilary and Obama. ::shakes head::
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