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Who Won the Debate? Kids’ Focus on Appearance Mirrors Our Country

October 4, 2012 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Oct. 4, 2012 Ask any kindergartener to assess the debates last night and you’d probably hear simple reactions like: “He smiles more” or “He looks nicer” or “He looks like he didn’t study”…and … [Read more...]

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Do Youth See Politicians As Puppets?

September 29, 2008 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

As MyDebates.org gives kids a MySpace forum for Social Studies classrooms to attempt to instill a civic sense of ‘how it all works’ with “Who won? Who lost?’ Who made the … [Read more...]

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