A win

[silvermoon_wolf]

I wanted to try something different with my Year 12 Information Technology class. They were scheduled to have a discussion/notes/etc class about Social and Ethical Issues surrounding Computer Games and the Internet. One of those "let's all be adults and talk about this" lessons the course writers include in order to get the course past certain

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[fred_bear]

Nice! Very well done Sir!

[eagle_riley]

That is brilliant David!

[ingysledge]

Ah - it's always great when a lesson just *works*
Unfortunately, none of mine did today, but then I've just had two days of sick so the kids were probably just mucking up to show me they missed me ;)

[kingtheseus]

I'm quite sure that Labor knows they won't get the youth vote. Otherwise, they would have taken back the requirement that people who vote are registered before an election is called. A measure Howard introduced to 'maintain the integrity of th electoral roles'.

As it is, people who move, and people who are just turning 18, and people who move a lot, are less likely to enrol to vote before an election is called,and therefore won't vote at all. The stats show there is a lower turnout for younger voters now.

What I'm curious about in regards to your students are, how many of them will be eligible to vote? And how many of them have actually enrolled? I'm not sure what the legal implications of asking such a question are though - since as I understand it, they are legally required to vote, and thefore be enrolled.

[silvermoon_wolf]

Just before they turn 18 according to our records, we give them the enrollment cards. From the playground gossip they all look forward to this and register as soon as they get them.

They're politically aware, just not all that politically mature, if you get what I mean by that.