Recently I watched a program on TV about Asian high school students being taught about politics.
Each student was asked to take on the role of being a politician and put forth a policy of improving friendly social interactions within the community.
Each had to write a speech on their subject and others were to vote for or against it.
All was kept as close to reality as possible – the school even arranged to have polling booths delivered for the ‘election’.
The election was won by a 14-year-old girl who proposed to have councils place more tables and chairs in public places so that people could stop, chat and rest a while.
What a good idea.
Another good idea would be to have more 14-year-olds in parliament.
Email, Mar 6
Peggy Balfour, Ettalong Beach
I would vote for this 14 year old Asian girl to be Mayor of Central Coast Council at this point – would do a much better job than the state are doing