Guilford County
Teacher Information
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
What is the purpose of KIDS
VOTING?
Who does KIDS VOTING?
Why should you do KIDS VOTING?
How does KIDS VOTING work in your school?
Should you try to involve students' families in
the activities?
Should you recommend that kids go to the KIDS
VOTING polls on November 7?
Should you use KIDS VOTING after the November
election?
How do you begin?
Will KIDS VOTING polls also be available at the
early voting sites?
Can students whose parents aren't registered to
vote or who aren't citizens participate?
Is anything done with the results from the KIDS
VOTING election?
What
is the purpose of KIDS VOTING? Teaching students to be
good citizens who are able to function in the adult world is
the main goal of education. KIDS VOTING, a nonpartisan
program for K-12th grades, helps educate students to be
responsible, informed adults who participate in their
community through voting and civic involvement. This
is done through classroom activities and an Election Day
voting experience at the real adult polls.
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Who
does KIDS VOTING? Any teacher in Guilford County
who is interested in the future of our community can use
KIDS VOTING! While KIDS VOTING activities are used
most frequently by Social Studies teachers, they have been
designed to use across disciplines.
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Why
should you do KIDS VOTING?
Teaching students to be productive adults who care about the
world around them is basic to education. KIDS VOTING
provides the tools to help make students more aware,
informed and involved people who participate in their
community in a meaningful way. The activities are fun
and
have also been aligned with the NC Standards for Social
Studies, Language Arts, and Math.
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How
does KIDS VOTING work in your school?
KIDS VOTING is used in both public and private schools in
Guilford County. Each school has a KIDS VOTING Contact
whose responsibility it is to obtain the materials for the
teachers at your school and assist you with knowing how to
use them most effectively.
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Should you try to
involve students’ families in the activities?
Yes! The Civic Index done recently by the NC Civic
Education Consortium indicates that parents are the most
influential civics teachers of their children. Any
activity that will generate family participation and
discussion is beneficial to both the students and the
family.
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Should you recommend
that students go to the KIDS VOTING polls on November 4?
Definitely! Students in K-8th grades
should be accompanied by a parent or other adult. High
school students may vote unaccompanied. This will
provide a great hands-on learning experience for them.
Some teachers assign their students to go to the polls,
giving an alternate assignment as well for students whose
parents can’t or won’t take them to the polls.
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Should you use KIDS VOTING after the November election?
Yes! Some of the activities work very well outside of
the election season.
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How do you begin?
Contact your school’s KIDS VOTING contact or the KIDS VOTING
office at 373-8773 or
info@kidsvotingguilford.org.
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Will KIDS VOTING polls
also be available at the early voting sites? Yes. This
year there will be unstaffed "self service" voting areas set
up at all the early voting sites for student voters.
Because there will be no volunteers present at these sites
to assist students, there will be written directions to
guide the students and any adults accompanying them. These
KIDS VOTING areas are available for any students who can't
or don't want to go to the regular precinct polls on
Election Day.
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Can students whose parents aren't
registered to vote or who aren't citizens participate?
The answer when you click on that question will be: Yes!
Every K-12th grade student in Guilford County may vote at
the Kids Voting polls on Election Day or at the early voting
sites regardless of whether their parents are eligible to
vote.
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Is anything done with the results
from the KIDS VOTING election? Yes! The ballots are
tabulated on election night, and the results will be added
to the
KIDS VOTING website as soon as possible after the
election. The results are also sent to the media, so you
might also find them in the news media. Additionally, KIDS
VOTING tracks the number of students who vote from each
school, who vote at each poll.
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