Show 59: Excerpt - Losing the 5th Grade Election
Submitted by KTD on January 11, 2012 - 2:33pm
The campaign poster that Carson says showed that he's "kinda brave" and that he "has concentration."
KIDS MAY NOT have many places these days where winning is not an option, but one holdout can be found each year in the form of the school election.
Here's the story of one Anchorage elementary school kid who ran for office at Northwood Elementary school, lost, and ended up teaching his family something about winning, losing, failure and grace.
Contributor Michelle Theriault Boots introduces us to Carson.
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