UN DIVERTISSEMENT


Per chi legge l’inglese, con breve risposta all’amico che mi ha mandato questo testo.

Ice Cream & the Election

Excellent analogy….from a teacher in the Nashville area.

Who worries about “the cow” when it’s all about the “Ice Cream?”

The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year.  The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest.  To make it even more interesting, I decided we would have an election for a class president.  We would choose our nominees.  They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote.  

To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members.  We discussed what characteristics these students should have.  We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot.  

The class had done a great job in their selections.  Both candidates were good kids.  I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support.  I had never seen Olivia’s mother.

The day arrived when they were to make their speeches Jamie went first.  He had specific ideas about how to make our classroom a better place and how to make the playground a safer place.  He ended by promising to do his very best.

Everyone applauded.  He sat down and Olivia came to the podium. Her speech was concise.  She said, “If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream.”  She sat down.

The class went wild.  “Yes!  Yes!  We want ice cream.” She surely could have said more, but she didn’t need to.  Jamie was forgotten.  Olivia won by a landslide.

A discussion followed.  How did she plan to pay for the ice cream?  She wasn’t sure.  Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it?  She didn’t know.  The class really didn’t care.  All they were thinking about was ice cream.

Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream and fifty-two percent of the American people reacted like nine year olds.  They want ice cream.

The other forty-eight percent of us know we’re going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess.

Caro Giorgio

molto brillante e significativa, veramente.
Credimi, considero questo entusiasmo per Obama una cattiveria contro di lui. Chi mai potrebbe rispondere a speranze tanto deliranti? Neanche avesse la bacchetta magica, il pover’uomo.
Capisco che lui, durante la campaign, ha promesso l’ice cream. Ma il torto è dei molti che gli hanno creduto. Io sono consolato dal fatto che lo vedo prudente, molto prudente. Forse, rinnegando tutte le sciocchezze dette in campagna elettorale, sarà un buon presidente.
Gianni

 

 

UN DIVERTISSEMENTultima modifica: 2009-01-21T09:28:00+01:00da Giannipardo
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4 pensieri su “UN DIVERTISSEMENT

  1. Non si spara per così poco e poi io sono contraria a tutti i tipi di arma, lo sa.
    Ancora non lo conosciamo come presidente il “pover’uomo” e quindi non lo giudichiamo a priori.
    A presto!

  2. Diavolo, ho scritto “Forse sarà un buon presidente” e la prende così? E se avessi scritto che è un cretino che avrebbe fatto, mi avrebbe sparato?

  3. Ma per favore, non cominciamo subito con le polemiche. Almeno diamogli il tempo di cominciare e poi vedremo se sarà coerente alle sue promesse. E’ vero sono forse più grandi di lui, ma sono convinta che ce la metterà tutta per essere un buon presidente,
    sicuramente migliore dell’altro.

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