I wrote about those rare sanctuaries that are mobile phone signal black spots….If there is sadness to be felt, there is the soothing flicker of the screen to numb us. Emptiness lets things rise to the top. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Would I do it again? Absolutely. His ranking varied a little from what I thought I’d pick. But may have been a better choice. Someone reminded me of the old Irish saying when I told them of this exercise . Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí (praise the youth and they will flourish)
Lesson 4. Children vote all the way down the ballot paper (credit to @gavreilly.com video and the lure of smarties, they ‘get’ PR-STV).
Lesson 3. Children don’t just do what they are told without question. Despite diligently noting the candidates recommended by the programme, he wanted to switch the order around after reading one of their leaflets
Lesson 2 Kids have an innate sense of fairness and a strong moral compass. Did he want more money for Pokémon cards from increased child benefit or to give it to kids without enough food? He rejected the Pokemon cards.
Lesson 1. We underestimate kids’ capacity to understand the complexity of the world. To start he used the WhichCandidate tool. We discussed all the concepts from income tax, rent freezes to the nitrates directive. He wouldn’t give an answer till he fully understood.
Yesterday I gave my vote to my six year old. Literally. I gave him full autonomy. He chose each candidate on my ballot paper in order. Here’s four surprising lessons in a thread #ge24 #election2024
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Here’s the key points we know so far: *Double child benefit at Christmas; *Social welfare up by €12; * Three energy credits of €150; *Increased rent tax credits; *Mortgage tax break *Rise in top tax rate ceiling irishtimes.com/your-money/2...
