More Fourth and Fifth Graders Making a Difference

Although this story comes from New Hampshire, we can certainly relate to it as citizens of Massachusetts. At Wells Memorial School in Harrisville, NH, a group of fourth and fifth grade students have formed a civics club. Formed in the wake of the students' successfully lobbying their state lawmakers to adopt the pumpkin as the state fruit, the club is now at work on a new definition of a "constitutionally adequate" education. According to the Boston Globe, "Their definition covers English, civics, math, science, physical education, technology, music and art." Well-rounded, to be sure, and the full article includes some reasons for including each. But there doesn't seem much to teach these students about civics--if anything, I'm sure there's a lot they could teach most adults!

Read more: Pumpkin bill kids to tackle definition of adequate education, Boston Globe, 2 March 2007