Why we are doing this...

I guess when people first come to our blog they probably ask themselves: Why the heck is somebody writing about political education in school??? Through this blog we want to share with you what we think are some similarities and differences between political education in Texas and in North Rhine-Westphalia. We all three study elementary education in Dortmund and we all have made different experiences concerning education and especially political education in school. We were all born in Germany and also went to school here. We all experienced what lessons were taught in political education starting in elementary school going through high school. But what do we still remember and does it impact our life our daily decisions that we have to make? Many of us might think of something like that when we are thinking back to our time of political education at school:



But is that all we got left from educational education at school? Or should it be more?



Also in this blog we want to introduce you to the State of Texas and how poltical education in school works there. What are typical lessons in school? How do local politcians persuate young voters?




I found this cartoon very interesting. Is that really what Texas is all about?
Since I left in Texas for a while, I also want to share what my experiences were when I went to school there and what I found out about political education in Texas.
But we also don't want to leave out Germany and will also have a look on North Rhine-Westphalia. As one of the largest states in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has one of the most cultural complexed societies in Germany, and therefore very cultural mixed classes at school. We want to have a look on how German politics are involved in those schools and how they outreach to their young voters.

We are really looking forward on writing this blog and we hope you will have fun reading it or even sharing your experiences with us!