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The
work you are doing with your
students on the White House
Project is so important and
I think exactly what they had
hoped for their project. As
for some activities, here are
some of my random ideas:
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Look at the past five-ten
presidents and the qualities
that have allowed them to
be president - i.e. Ford was
a football hero, Reagan an
actor, etc... This will show
the different paths that people
have taken to get to the White
House. This is a good counter
to: well, are women qualified?
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If you look at the White House
as a Macrocosm of the family
- look at what decisions need
to be made in a family that
reflect the decisions made
by the president - i.e. budgets
- how much to spend on groceries,
prioritizing, decision-making
etc....Therefore, if women
are capable of this, aren't
they capable of running the
White House?
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Have an election in your own
classroom, but only the girls
can run - this is a way of
pointing out how absurd it
is that only boys have been
able to run.
How
are those for starters? Good
luck - and again, I think it's
great that you are doing this.
—Amy
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