Voting? What we DON'T teach our kids. As the mom of 5 kids, 2 of whom are old enough to vote I learned that #3, 19 didn't vote, isn't registered and i wondered WHY NOT. Basically FEAR. He didn't know where or how to register. Typically you can do this at the DMV but since his license was gotten 3 years ago and he was too young to vote he didn't register. Chances are real good, he'd wouldn't stop infront of a grocery store to register, answer the door to register, so where would be get this information? Secondly he was afraid because to put it simply he "doesn't know HOW." How to what? Analyse the candidates and the issues, maybe. How to go to the polling place? How to fill out the ballot? How to get an absentee ballot? Just straight up HOW. My youngest son, 17 and loves poly-sci and history had a GREAT suggestion and comment. Why isn't this taught in the Junior or Senior year in High School? In California US History is a full year class in the junior year of high school and US Government is a Senior class. What are we missing here. Isn't it funadmental to our country that our young people are taught HOW to vote. Not WHO to vote for, but HOW. The real nuts and bolts of HOW. Voting, have you taught your kids?
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