What has been dominating the national news lately is the Georgia Senate Runoff Election; which will help determine not only the balance of the Senate, but representation in the Senate for the State of Georgia.  Many of the students were interested in this topic because it is something they hear in passing…so we dove right in.

Before reading any content, we had to do our work to check our sources out for bias.  Finding a source with 0% bias is incredibly difficult.  Most all sources are flawed in this way, but knowing there is a bias is one way to help inform our opinions because we can understand better the difference between fact and opinion.  We used a media-bias tool, located here as it relates to our sources.

First thing we did was to read about the election itself.  We read thorough an article, located here, and answered questions along the way.  Afterward, we did a bit to read about the candidates, located here.  Lastly, we put all of that information together in the form of a discussion; allowing students to ask questions and share their thoughts on the upcoming election.

Don’t be afraid to have some of these conversations with your children.  They really are interested in being engaged and knowledgeable.  Further help full that fire!