Add it up
Plumbing the mysteries of two hundred and seventy
First grade was thinking up ways to get to ten.
Across the school, seventh grade was adding numbers up to get two hundred and seventy.
Seventh grade spent the morning plumbing the mysteries of the electoral college.
Why does little Rhode Island have more electors than Alaska?
Should Texas and California really be that important?
And the big one: how can the candidate with more votes lose the election?
The conversation drew on fourth grade geography, second grade math, third grade debate, and an instinct for fairness and compromise that’s cultivated at Gordon beginning in Nursery.
More on democracy, dissent and decisionmaking in Gordon’s curriculum
October 1, 2024
Disagreeing with grace, listening to learn
Educator and author Jason Craige Harris spends the day at Gordon
September 20, 2024
Never too young to use their voices
Helping students handle difference, debate and disagreement
September 12, 2024
Be real, get personal and take action
Six tips for talking to children about the election
September 10, 2024
ABCD VOTE
Making choices and making change, on primary day and every day
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