As part of a larger mock election unit he’s conducting at Pitman High School in Turlock, teacher Isaac W. Farhadian had his students in AP U.S. government and politics, U.S. government and economics write letters to the editor.
“I am teaching my students about the importance of taking positions and defending those positions using demonstrable facts that showcase a line of reasoning by writing op-ed letters,” he wrote to The Bee. .”.. Students researched different candidates as well as the different propositions up for vote on the California ballot this year. They conducted independent research about the pros and cons of each proposition and formulated positions on those matters using a line of reasoning.”
Opinion
Because of the volume of letters, we are breaking them up by ballot proposition. We are publishing batches of letters, lightly edited for length, in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 election.
The following letter regards Proposition 6 , which would amend the California Constitution to remove a provision that allows jails and prisons to impose involuntary servitude to punish crime (i.e., forcing incarcerated persons to work).
Allow inmates to work, but don’t force them
Dear Editor,…