Thanks to an amazing and historic Royals baseball season, a lot of national attention has been paid to Kansas City, Missouri. Tomorrow, the nation will be focused on the other side of the border - Kansas. The mid-term elections in Kansas are raising quite a few eyebrows for various reasons, mostly because the races for the Senate seat currently held by Pat Roberts and for Governor, currently held by Sam Brownback, are undecided. This is quite significant for our state and deserves some classroom attention tomorrow. The Midterm Elections, and particularly this one, provides a great opportunity to revisit some basics from civics, while simultaneously allowing for some awesome discussions regarding the complexities of our political system. The elections in our state will play a major role in determining which political party will have control of Congress, which as you know, will directly impact future bills and laws.
How are you teaching about the 2014 Midterm Elections? Please feel free to comment below and share your ideas with colleagues. Here's a lesson plan I found from PBS News Extra Hour - Do the Midterm Elections Really Matter?
Our students will find it interesting because they specifically mention Kansas and have an opportunity to predict voter turnout. Lots of great discussion could happen on Wednesday, November 5th, as students analyze the results (if we know them by then).
How are you teaching about the 2014 Midterm Elections? Please feel free to comment below and share your ideas with colleagues. Here's a lesson plan I found from PBS News Extra Hour - Do the Midterm Elections Really Matter?
Our students will find it interesting because they specifically mention Kansas and have an opportunity to predict voter turnout. Lots of great discussion could happen on Wednesday, November 5th, as students analyze the results (if we know them by then).