[ewing]

Just like the real UN -a sham and a joke!

[ewing]

She gets class credit for sedition?

[Conspiracy Guy]

It is amasing how art imitates life. Poot

[Teacher317]

The US delegates reply was, "We accept your terms. The bombing begins in five minutes. Thank you for legitimizing our attack."

"These are all top students and they are going to be our future leaders," she said.

Not very deep thinkers for our future leaders. Typical.

[ewing]

hold muh seditions alert!

[richardtavor]

"The Model U.N., an independent organization, separated from Topeka Unified School District 501 years ago after the district opted not to fund the event. The program cost about $3,000 at that time. Student attendance has more than doubled since then."

Boy, they have been around for a long time, at least 501 years ago. Must have been Native American Indians.

[Teacher317]

Iraq attempted to declare war on the United States on Tuesday morning at Topeka's 39th annual Model United Nations, but the action failed.
Model U.N. Iraq delegate Lindsey Smith, an Emporia High School student, was told to formally withdraw her war resolution by the the U.N. Security Council.

ROFL... yes, many bloody conflicts have been prevented by the UN's refusal to give their permission for war. Every aggressive nation has always sought permission before shedding blood. Truly brilliant historians we have here.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

When I was in H.S., I took an International Relations course, and the students each took a seat, representing a nation in the UN. I think the only lesson we learned, was that at the end of the term, anarchy ensued, because who cares what resolutions you pass, when the class is almost done? I think the communist states, overtook the western states, in the end. The term was over, so we never got to see how this chaos would have played out, later. Students are too naive, in most cases to understand cause-and-effect relationships, let alone geo-political ramifications. Pretending to govern, is not the same as assuming the mantle of responsibility, as we can see from the current UN situation.

[E Rocc]

If the UN was like high school dealing with France would be simple:

-Eric

[twigs]

This is not just a model for gifted students. When I visited some social studies classes in a Middle School several years ago, the big project the 7th graders were working on was taking a country and presenting their plan to the UN (their class) for aid and having the UN vote on the better plan. An international relations course in an area high school that year was showing films--all from the UN. They were propagandist garbage with an "objective" label. These aren't bad schools either. Our kids are bombarded with this stuff.

[kb2614]

Does anybody remember The Simpsons episode where they had the UN Club meeting. It was the 'Lord of the Flies' spoof episode. At one point all the students starting arguing and hitting each other. Principal Seymor Skinner says (if I remember correctly)."Children, do you all want to sit around a bicker and waste time or do you want to act like the UN". I believe that was the quote. When I read this story, I immediatly thought of that episode.

[HamiltonJay]

Students... natures idiots.

[SquirrelKing]

"Order, order! Do you kids wanna be like the real U.N., or do you just wanna squabble and waste time?"