Presidential Campaigns

Mike Huckabee will be in Birmingham today, at Samford University! I am excited about the opportunity to hear him speak. My first grade class was doing a unit on nouns. As my students were finding pictures of people in the newpaper to go on our 'People Poster', one of them posted a picture of Mitt Romney. Another student posted a picture of Barak Obama. My students did not know who these people were so I explained that both men were running for President. I know that politics is not on the First Grade course of study, but my students were really intersted in learning about these men. The next day, two of my students came back to school telling the class that they had seen Mitt Romney on TV. I was a bit impressed that they could remember his name, much less recognize him on TV. I refered back to our 'People Poster' yesterday when I learned that Huckabee and Obama were coming to Birmingham, and I had one of my students find the picture of Obama. If you are not registered to vote, please get registered! February 5 is Super Tuesday, and Alabama's primary elections will be on that day.