• LustyArgonian@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    There is something called student government but it doesn’t actually mimic what happens in each kid’s district. They do not make up parties. They mainly just vote for class president, secretary, and treasurer with a show of hands. Sometimes a ballot. That’s it.

    They do not do any of the rest here. I’m being VERY sincere when I emphatically say most states do NOT teach the public ANYTHING that will give them legal or political power including how to vote. And some states make it very hard to vote.

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      5 months ago

      This here is not about electing a student or class speaker (which is done way simpler). This is about learning politics.

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        5 months ago

        Yes, unfortunately that’s not a priority in the US. You know what is though? Making sure we are automatically enrolled in the draft, and that we take our ASVAB (military test) in high school. And of course, every high schooler knows how to enlist in the military and all the amazing benefits they could get.

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          5 months ago

          Really? I didn’t know anyone during high school that would’ve known how to enlist / benefits. It really depended on whatever anyone was interested in, what people knew about. I grew up in New York City.