Chicago high school teacher urges future voters in his class to think hard about issues
CHICAGO -- The students whom CBS News Chicago met at a civics class at Chicago's Amundsen High School are too young to voteâbut they still have a lot on their minds.The students talk about the issues and the candidates in class, and they have a lot to say.Kyle Learn has been teaching civics and history at Amundsen High School, at 5110 N. Damen Ave. in the North Side's Ravenswood neighborhood, for several years.
'Something that matters to me more right now is gun control, because there's been a lot of school shootings,' said Michael.'For me, it's definitely the cost of living-slash-housing,' said Tanesha.'Equality in the LGBTQ community, and racial equality, sexual equality,' said Silas.Mr. Learn said part of his goal is to ensure his students are not going for the lowest common denominator when picking what media they use to obtain their political knowledge.
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