as you all know and that’s because we
have a democracy or revoked for the
leader of our country now all adults
vote for who they think is a better
candidate right well no not at all
actually according to CNN only
fifty-five percent of eligible voters
cast their ballots fifty-five percent
what does this say to our kids I think
it’s songs today’s youth that our right
to vote is insignificant now I happen to
know a thing or two about politics and
my government but this knowledge should
not come from my school and came from my
parents we talk about certain issues and
how they affect us and how they make us
feel my brother and I even get to go to
the post of their parents and see the
actual voting ballots however this
experience is not typical for most
families a child civics education the
knowledge of how politics and government
works is important early life to help
them understand the rights and duties as
a citizen this knowledge will also help
them understand why they should care
they are after all the next generation
to vote and we want this next generation
to help raise percentages and active
voters plus who knows an early
understanding could ignite a greater
interest one of us could be our next
mayor or even president that is our
potential but let’s take a step back
remember before I told you that only
fifty five percent of eligible voters
cast their ballots and that was for a
presidential election the number drops
considerably when we get to local
elections such as school board elections
judges City mayor’s district
representatives and so on in 2011 the
University of Wisconsin researchers
found that less than twenty one percent
of eligible voters cast their ballots
for local issues this is disappointing
because they affect your day-to-day life
more than a federal election in 2014 the
last time eighth grade students work
hard to take the na
p unless go from basic proficient and
advanced eighth graders average just
above basic students at the basic level
should be able to identify historical
people places events they should also
have a beginning on beginning idea of
political concepts i am here today to
ask for your help in spreading the word
the art kids new civics education
starting at a much younger age I can’t
help ask why we aren’t taught this until
high school it’s disappointing that
according to the ABA Journal only one of
the 50 states has been continuously
educating the kids on Paul Jackson our
government that state happens to be
South Carolina not Ohio so this is up to
you do you want young minds learning
about civics I do according to science
news the u.s. is ranked 31st out of 35
developed countries in voter turnout I
would like to know in the future the US
is ranked number one and one of the best
ways this can happen is to ignite a
greater interest starting at a younger
age so what if students at home were
educated on politics and government at
home and at school we are the next
floating generation after all so you
might be asking yourself how can I help
it doesn’t have to be complicated what’s
the evening news together and have
discussions let them ask you questions
and if you don’t know the answer do some
research together let it be fun and
memorable you could even get involved in
upcoming local campaign like I did with my mom or something click fix thank you