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Ice Cream & The Election...Excellent Analogy!
> >From a teacher in the Nashville TN area.
>
> Who worries about "the cow" when it is all about the "Ice Cream? The most
> eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this
> year. The presidential election was heating up and some of the children
> showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class
> president. We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech
> and the class would vote.
>
> To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members.
> We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We
> got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for
> the top spot. The class had done a great job in their selections. Both
> candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because
> he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother.
>
> The day arrived when they were to make their speeches Jamie went first. He
> had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by
> promising to do his very best. Everyone applauded. He sat down and Olivia
> came to the podium. Her speech was concise. She said, "If you will vote for
> me, I will give you ice cream." She sat down. The class went wild. "Yes!
> Yes! We want ice cream." She surely could say more. She did not have to. A
> discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't
> sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it? She didn't
> know. The class really didn't care. All they were thinking about was ice
> cream. Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.
>
> Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream and fifty-two
> percent of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The
> other forty-eight percent of us know we're going to have to feed the cow and
> clean up the mess.

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