I taught at my daughter's civics class on Thursday

[gopiscrap]

they were a great group of kids, fun and engaging. During the second half of my 75 minute session with them we started teaching about the different courts in the US and the first thing they identified with was Judge Judy. I had to tell them that if a real judge acted like that in a courtroom at some point very likely she would go before a bar review as to her behavior on the bench. It surprised me how elemental and minimal these students concept of the courts and legal process was. It was interesting at the end we talked about landmark US Supreme Court decisions and you just see the light go on in their eyes as to how court decisions directly affect their lives.

[elleng]

1. Thank you,

we need that light, BADLY!

[gopiscrap]

2. Thanks: I personally enjoyed it

and also I really want our younger set to take more interest in what's going on than this past generation has.

[enlightenment]

3. What grade?

I'm guessing if you were talking about cases they're a bit older?

[gopiscrap]

4. High School Seniors

[enlightenment]

6. Ah.

I'm glad you were able to get them excited about it! Good job.

[BlueCaliDem]

5. Thank you for helping to educate our young ones. :-)

The misinformation out there is troubling. We need to rectify the message and to press upon our young people that politics and elections have direct influence on their lives, down to whether or not you can drink and bathe in your tap water. We need to personalize our message so that our young people can feel connected and they will be more motivated to register to vote, because it matters who we send to our state and federal governments.

[gopiscrap]

7. Absolutely, weare facing the consequences of not paying attention right now.

My mom was born in Germany right when Hitler was taking power and she said many folks either weren't paying attention or didn't do their homework. I guess having to take a citizenship test to become a US citizen has made me more aware of what's happening in the news and politics.

[MineralMan]

8. Good job.

Thanks for doing that.