EDIT: The election was on December 19. Park Geun-hye won in a very close race.
December 13, 2012
The election according to sixth graders:
"Grandmothers and Grandfathers most like Park Geun-hye. Park Geun-hye's father developed South Korea.
My mother likes Moon Jae-in, because his surname is Moon. My mother's surname is Moon!
Roh Mu Hyun died. His died is mystery. Guess is, alone died… suicide. He hometown went, died.
Park Guen-hye is government like. Moon Jae-in like person, and for person.
Japanese Imperialism ended. So North Korea is start fighting, so we fight. North Korea, China help. South Korea, USA help. China fighting people many. 38 line, temporary war fighting suspended, not finished.
Tong-il, Unification. On reunification: I don't like it. North Korea is very poor, so South Korea must pay for North Korea. Many money spend.
Our country is Democracy, but North Korea is Communist.
Me: Will you vote in the election?
No. We are not vote, because student. 19 years up vote. 20 years old.
Me: Do you have to go to school?
School? No, because Red Day. Korean Day is now Red Day.
Teacher, if you Korean, you vote who?
Me: Probably Moon Jae-in.
So their grasp of the election is about as educated as many adults here in the states, just less vitriolic!
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