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In Anyone Doing A Mock Election

by Leslie

Sep 15, 2010

I recently received an email about a mock election program called Illinois Student Vote. Has anyone done this program before? If so, thoughts? Here is what they sent me...

ILLINOIS STUDENT VOTE: Making Democracy Work!

Illinois Student Vote, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Illinois, offers teachers and students an opportunity to explore the election process using non- partisan materials. Participating schools and classes undertake activities to study the candidates and issues of the 2010 election. Participating teachers receive age- appropriate curriculum to help their students debate current events, integrate government studies with reading and math, and develop critical thinking skills. Students will then be able to make informed decisions as they vote for candidates in a simulated election in the fall.

Illinois Student Vote targets students of all grade levels in the state of Illinois. Teachers can pick and choose from an assortment of hands-o...See MoreI recently received an email about a mock election program called Illinois Student Vote. Has anyone done this program before? If so, thoughts? Here is what they sent me...

ILLINOIS STUDENT VOTE: Making Democracy Work!

Illinois Student Vote, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Illinois, offers teachers and students an opportunity to explore the election process using non- partisan materials. Participating schools and classes undertake activities to study the candidates and issues of the 2010 election. Participating teachers receive age- appropriate curriculum to help their students debate current events, integrate government studies with reading and math, and develop critical thinking skills. Students will then be able to make informed decisions as they vote for candidates in a simulated election in the fall.

Illinois Student Vote targets students of all grade levels in the state of Illinois. Teachers can pick and choose from an assortment of hands-on activities that can be integrated into any reading, social studies or civics curriculum and which are designed to encourage students to develop critical thinking skills, to integrate the democratic process with other learning and to discuss the political process in the classroom and at home. The curriculum culminates with the mock election in the fall of 2010. To register your class or school, visit illinoisstudentvote.org.

The United States of America has the lowest rate of voter participation of any of the world's democracies. There are 70.2 million Americans under the age of 18 today, the largest generation of young people in our country's history. If present trends continue, most of these children and youth will not go to the polls and vote when they are of voting age.

The League of Women Voters of Illinois sponsors illinoisstudentvote.org because of our belief that voting is essential to a democracy. The League is a strong proponent of getting young people out to vote. By participating in the mock election, students receive hands-on experience in the voting process which will prepare them for an active role in our democracy.

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