IT CAN COST MILLIONS TO RUN FOR CONGRESS. WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? WHAT DOES IT BUY?
Who’s allowed to go to the doctor?
Anybody, if they have enough money. Like, you can’t pay for the doctor if you don’t have enough money.
So what happens to those people?
They have to get health care somehow, some other way.
Who do you think should be able to see the doctor?
Anybody because if the President raises taxes and lose a lot of their money, then they can’t pay for healthcare and wipe out a lot of people or something like that.
What would you do if one of your friends got sick and they couldn’t see a doctor?
Lend them money to let them.
How much do you think it costs to see a doctor? Say you cut your knee and you had to get seven stitches.
I don’t know, like $300, maybe.
What’s your favorite food?
Probably steamed broccoli.
Where does steamed broccoli come from?
I don’t know. It comes from broccoli and then you steam it with a pot.
So have you ever been to a farm?
Yeah, but I didn’t see the animals.
Can you describe to me what a farm looks like?
Well, I’m not sure if it was a farm, but it was near a farm where my grandmother grew up. It had, like, gravel for their driveway, well I’m not sure if it actually was a farm. The gravel driveway, big wooden house, downstairs under the basement where we slept. They had an upstairs.
How do fruit and vegetables grow? How do apples grow?
Apples, they grow on trees. Peaches and pears share the same, oranges, too. They all grow on trees.
Do you know why roosters crow in the morning?
To wake up the animals.
Where does milk come from?
Cows.
Do you know what cows eat?
Grass.
Where do they eat the grass?
Well, that depends on where they’re born, or where they’re kept. If they’re kept in a large, grassy area, practically anywhere. If they’re kept in an area with only a little bit of grass, but mostly just dusty or stuff or dirt, then they come to one place to get the grass.
Are farms important for people that live around here?
Not really, because we catch fish and people can grown fruits on their own, but the vegetables and bread, they rely on wheat and farming. So it’s kind of, kind of not. I don’t know.
Does food help you stay healthy?
Some types. like, McDonald’s is bad for you, but broccoli, vegetables and most fruits are good for you.
What’s your favorite farm animal?
The chicken. Little tiny chicken.
Why do you like the chickens?
Because they’re tiny. They’re like tiny pigeons. I mean, big pigeons, not tiny pigeons.
Where do farm animals, like cows, pigs and chickens, spend most of their day?
In that grassy area on the field. The pigs would spend most of their time in the mud, unless there was no mud, that would be kind of sad for the piggies.
Do you think it is important for farm animals to be happy?
Not very much. For the pig all you need was water and dirt, for the cow you just need to plant some grass and than it’ll keep on growing, if you water it.
Do you know what organic means?
Most stuff that is good for you usually, like organic milk would be. Well, we’re taking some of the fat out, but leaving it in for the little kids, or people who want that type. But, we’re going to keep fat free in case people want to keep their weight or lose some.
Would you like to be a farmer?
No. Because there’s not very much space for a farm around here, because there’s not much dirt, there’s mostly houses, roads, schools, buildings. So there’s not much space to, and I want to keep near my family, like near my father, my grandparents.
Do you know what war is?
Yeah, we send out people with guns and tanks, big cars with guns on top of them, and we shoot at people, kill people, a lot of people die.
What do you think about that?
It’s bad.
Why do people fight?
Sometimes it’s to spread their country, to take over land, sometimes it’s just for laws, or to take other people they don’t think are the right people away.
What do soldiers do in wars?
They shoot at people, drive the tanks, die a lot, and that’s mostly it.
What happens to people in wars?
They die. Unless they’re really good.
Student 2
Who do you think should be able to go to the doctor?
Any people if you’re sick or, like, if you work there for your dog, um, –
How much does it cost to see the doctor?
$20, maybe?
What’s your favorite food?
I don’t really have a favorite one, but the one I like is pizza and apple pie.
Where does it come from?
The apple pie, I like my grandma’s apple pie, [unintelligible] and just, like, from a pizza place, I guess.
Where do the ingredients come from?
Well, apple pie, apple trees, or like apple orchards. And pizza, I don’t really know what’s in pizza. I don’t really know where you get cheese, except the grocery store.
Why do roosters crow in the morning?
Well, I don’t really know, but maybe to wake up all the people on the farm and all the hens and those guys.
Where does milk come from?
Cows.
What do cows eat?
Eat grass.
Where do cows live?
Sometimes on a farm, or like if this had a big huge fence around the school right there, maybe it could be where cows live?
What’s your favorite farm animal?
Probably a farm dog or a farm puppy. Because I really like dogs, because [unintelligible] cute and playful.
Do you know what a war is?
Yeah, it’s like where one state fights another state.
What do you think about war?
I think it shouldn’t happen unless there’s, like if one country drops a bomb on another country for no reason, I’m not really sure war should happen or not.
Why are there wars?
Because one state gets mad at another state, but it’s one person from this state says, they hate this state and so that person shoots another person from that state that says I hate that state, and then the other state shoots another person. Then, a bunch of people are shooting other people, so that’s a war.
Student 3
Who do you think should be able to see the doctor?
A person who knows how to behave in a hospital.
Do you think that anybody should be able to see a doctor?
If they have to, yes.
What would you do if one of your friends got sick and they couldn’t go to the doctor?
I would force the doctor to come to him.
What’s your favorite food?
I kind of like every food.
What’d you have for dinner last night?
Pasta and hot dogs.
Where do they come from?
Pasta comes from bread and hot dogs come from pigs.
Where do pigs live?
Usually in the farm or maybe in a field.
Why do roosters crow in the morning?
To wake up all the little siblings.
Where does milk come from?
Cows, sheep or goats.
And what do cows eat?
Usually grass.
And where do they eat the grass?
Fields. Big, big fields.
Are farms important for people who live around here?
Yes, because they actually make the food. They bring the animals to the slaughterhouse.
What’s your favorite farm animal?
Maybe the sheep, since they produce the most stuff, like wool and milk.
Where do farm animals, like cows, pigs, chickens and sheep, spend most of their days?
Usually, the pigs are in their pen, the sheep are in their fields and the cows are in the fields.
Do you think it’s important for farm animals to have happy lives on the farms?
Yes, because if they didn’t, they wouldn’t be good to eat.
Would you like to be a farmer?
Maybe someday. Because I can produce good food for your family and other people.
Can you tell me what a war is?
It’s when two countries don’t have to war about one thing. A war is made of sometimes years and thousands of battles.
What do you think about war?
Not that friendly and not that fun to be in.
Student 4
Who can go see a doctor if they get sick?
My mom, my dad, my sister, my other sister.
Is anyone besides your family allowed to go to the doctor?
You can.
Anybody else besides us six?
Yeah, everyone in the whole world, basically.
What would you do if one of your friends got sick and the doctor said they couldn’t see them?
Play with my other friends.
Would you be upset at all?
Nuh-huh.
How much does it cost to see the doctor?
Seven.
What’s your favorite food?
Pizza.
I know it comes from the store, but where does all the stuff that you make pizza come from?
No idea.
Well, where do you think spaghetti sauce comes from?
No, I don’t know.
Tomato sauce?
Yeah.
Where do tomatoes come from?
The store?
Have you ever been to a farm?
Nuh-huh.
Do you know what a farm looks like?
Yes. It has this, kind of, big barn and it’s red and white outlining and there’s hay, there’s a horse, there is a chicken, and a turkey, probably.
Where does milk come from?
Cows.
Where do cows live?
Barn.
Are farms important for people that live around here?
Uh, not really.
What’s your favorite farm animal?
Horse.
Yeah, why?
I don’t know. Because I really want one for Christmas.
Where do farm animals, like cows and pigs and chickens, spend their day?
In the farm.
Let’s see, do you know what organic means?
Nuh-huh.
Would you like to be a farmer?
Yeah.
Why?
I don’t know, because it’s fun. You get to get messy.
You like to get messy?
Yeah. Me and my sister do mud pies, so it’s kind of fun.
Can you tell me what a war is?
Yeah, it’s when people fight to fight and fight to fight. And all they do is fight.
What do you think about war?
Don’t know.
Do you know what oil is?
Yeah.
Why is oil so important?
I don’t know.
When they get sick, who is able to go see a doctor if they get sick?
Lots of different people, like, adults, kids, yeah. If you don’t have enough money, or something, I don’t think you can, yeah.
Do you think you should have to have money to go see a doctor?
No, because if you’re sick, you’re sick, you know?
What would you do if a friend got sick and they didn’t have enough money to see the doctor?
I would probably help them, yeah.
Would you be upset if your friend got sick and they couldn’t see the doctor?
I don’t know. I guess so, probably.
What’s your favorite food?
I like Thai food, mango.
Where does mango come from?
I think it’s a tropical fruit.
Do you know what a farm looks like?
Yeah. Most the time it has lots of animals and it usually has a barn in it.
How do fruits and vegetables grow?
Sometimes they’ll grow in the ground, like potatoes, you have to dig them up, and sometimes they grow on trees.
Why do roosters crow in the morning?
I’m not sure.
Where does milk come from?
Cows. Cows utters.
What do cows eat?
Grass.
And where do they eat that grass?
Wherever the farm is, wherever they’re kept. I have a lot of cows where I live.
What’s your favorite farm animal?
Pig.
Why?
Because they’re really cute.
Where do farm animals, like cows and pigs and chickens, spend most of their day?
Usually outside, unless it’s raining, inside. But inside, the cage, or whatever or they’re pen.
Do you know what organic means?
Yeah. It’s kind of hard to explain. It’s not fake, yeah, basically.
Would you like to be a farmer?
Yeah.
Why is that?
I don’t know, I just think it’d be kind of fun. It would be hard work, but I think it’d also be fun.
Can you tell me what a war is?
It’s where two different groups of people are fighting.
What do you think about war and fighting?
It’s bad. Because people die and stuff, and sometimes it doesn’t even make sense, they could just talk it over.
Why are there wars?
Because one group of people wants this sometimes and then the other group wants a different thing, or one groups wants something that the other group has, or something like that.
Student 6
Who in the world is able to go see the doctor if they get sick?
Anybody.
Sometimes people don’t have enough money and can’t see the doctor; do you think that’s fair?
No. Because other people who have money can and other people who don’t, can’t. Because if they’re sick and they don’t have any money, then they’re going to get worse if they don’t go to the doctor.
If you had a friend that got sick and they couldn’t see the doctor, would you be upset?
I would be pretty sad.
What if your mom or dad got sick and they couldn’t see a doctor?
I would help them feel better.
What’s your favorite food?
That’s really hard, because I have lots of favorite foods. So, I can’t answer that.
What is the last one of your favorite foods that you had?
Pasta.
How do they make pasta, where does it come from? Where does the sauce come from?
I don’t know that question.
Do you know what a farm looks like?
It’s a red house with lots of animals and hay.
Do you know what a rooster is?
Yeah.
Why do they crow in the morning?
To tell people that it’s morning.
Where does milk come from?
Cow.
What do cows eat?
Grass.
And where do they eat the grass?
I forget.
What’s your favorite farm animal?
A pig.
Why?
Because when they snore it’s kind of funny.
Have you ever heard of the word organic?
Yeah.
Do you know what that word means?
I think it means that it’s good for you.
Would you ever like to be a farmer?
Sometimes I would say no and sometimes I would say yes.
Why is that?
Because sometimes the animals bite and sometimes they don’t.
Can you tell me what war is?
It’s where one team is against another team.
What do you think about that?
I think it’s like my brothers fighting, because they kind of do it bad.
You ever heard of oil before?
Yeah.
What’s oil?
It’s this yellow stuff that’s kind of, like, wet.
Is it important?
Kind of.
So out of all the people in the world, who can go see a doctor?
People who get sick.
What do you think if I told you sometimes people don’t have enough money to go see a doctor, do you think that’s fair?
[No.] Because they won’t get better, and if they’re really sick they might die because they don’t have enough money.
What’s your favorite food?
Jell-O.
If you were all out of Jell-O, what would be your next favorite food?
French toast.
French toast. Where does bread come from?
Wheat.
And where does wheat come from?
Seeds.
And do you know what a farm looks like?
Yeah.
Can you tell me what a farm looks like?
It has a barn and has a field that they grow wheat in.
Why do roosters crow in the morning?
To wake up the farmers.
Where does milk come from?
Cows.
And what do cows eat?
Grass.
Where do they eat the grass?
From the ground.
Are farms important to people around here?
Yes.
Why?
Because they plant food for us to eat.
What’s your favorite farm animal and why?
Rooster. Because it wakes up the farmers.
Where do farm animals, like cows and pigs and chickens, spend most of their days?
Outside.
What is a war?
It’s when people fight because they don’t like their country.
What do you think about wars?
I don’t really like wars.
No? Why?
Because they kill people.
What’s your favorite dessert?
Ice cream.
What flavor?
Chocolate.
What’s ice cream made out of?
Cream.
Who’s able to go see the doctor if they get sick?
Everybody?
What’s your favorite food?
Pasta.
Does pasta have tomato sauce in it?
Yeah.
Where do tomatoes come from?
Plants.
Do they grow on a farm?
Yeah.
Can you tell me what a farm looks like?
It has a barn house with lots of animals in it.
Why do roosters crow in the morning?
To wake people up.
Where does milk come from?
Cows. Sheep, goats.
And what do cows eat?
Hay.
Are farms important for people that live around here?
[unintelligible] Because they have food.
Does food help you stay healthy? Why?
So you can stay strong.
So, what’s your favorite farm animal?
Pig.
Why do you like pigs?
Because I like them.
How do farm animals, like cows and pigs and chickens, spend most of their days?
To eat.
Can you tell me what war is?
It’s when people fight.
How do you feel about that?
I don’t know.
Student 9
Who do you think should be able to see the doctor?
Hmm, people.
What’s your favorite food?
Sushi.
What kind of sushi?
Shrimp.
And where does that come from?
The water.
Could you tell me what a farm looks like?
There’s fences and there’s a big barn and there’s chicken and goats and horses and cows and pigs.
Why do roosters crow in the morning?
To wake people up.
Where does milk come from?
Cows.
What do cows eat?
Grass.
Where do they eat it?
From the dirt.
Are farms important for people who live around here?
Yes. Because they make food.
Does food help you stay healthy?
Yes. Because it goes in your body and makes muscles in you.
Where do farm animals, like cows and pigs and chickens, spend most of their day?
On land.
Inside or outside?
Outside — inside.
Have you ever hear of the word organic?
No.
What is war?
People fight in war and they kill people.
How do you feel about that?
Good, if they kill bad guys.
Why are there wars?
Because then the bad guys would take over places.
Can you tell me what oil is and why it’s important?
I forgot.
There’s a lot of people in the world, and out of all those people, who do you think, if they get sick, can go to the doctor?
People who live in California or like those people.
Sometimes it costs a lot of money to go see the doctor, and sometimes people don’t have enough money to see the doctor, do you think that’s fair?
No.
Why not?
Because other people are, like, rich and they don’t give people other money and some people don’t even have one card or one dollar bill.
What’s your favorite food?
Chicken [unintelligible]. It’s a Japanese food.
Where do chickens come from?
Eggs, their mommy, I guess.
And where do they grow up?
Farms.
Do you know what a farm looks like?
Yes, it’s red and it’s made out of wood.
What kind of animals and plants are on a farm?
Grass, corn and cow and chicken and sometimes field mice, and sometimes barn owls. Yeah, barn owls.
Where does milk come from?
Cows.
What do cows eat?
Grass and corn.
And where do they eat it?
Farms.
Why do roosters crow in the morning?
To wake up people.
Are farms important for people that live around here?
Yeah.
Do you have a favorite farm animal?
Owl.
Why is an owl your favorite farm animal?
Because it eat poison that might bite me. I hate poison mice.
What does organic mean?
It means food’s healthy.
Would you like to be a farmer?
No.
Why not?
Because they have to clean up chicken poop.
Do you not like cleaning up poop?
No.
Why not?
Because it’s disgusting and really smelly and flies on it. Really weird.
Can you tell me what a war is?
A war is when people fight and shoot, you know, and they have swords and guns and a hundred, like, a hundred marines and bad guys, they come into, they come to a big place, the Army and the Marines fight. And they kill people, a lot of people died, like, maybe all the people in the Marines, died, like, in the Civil War. Like that.
Student 11
Who can go see a doctor when they get sick?
People who have broken legs and people who are sick and some people who have a bad eye or something. Just like when I was at the hoedown up here, Mariah, my sister, she went and she had the same [teacher] in kindergarten.
And she was shooting this paper rocket and I was looking up, and the pointy sharp of that paper rocket hit my eye and I had to go to the hospital.
Did they take good care of you?
Yes. I had to put drops in my eyes before, but now I don’t.
There’s a lot of people who can’t go to the doctor because they don’t have enough money. Do you think that’s fair?
No. Because if only like one person has money and they have to share all their money with other people, then they won’t have money.
What would you do if your sister got sick and she couldn’t go see a doctor?
I would drive her there.
What’s your favorite food?
Spaghetti.
Are there tomatoes in spaghetti?
Sometimes.
Where do they come from?
I don’t know.
Do you know what a farm looks like?
Yes. It has lots of animals and a farmer and lots of corn and lots of food for the animals. Ooh, fuzzy.
Why do roosters crow in the morning?
To wake everyone.
Do you wake everybody up in the morning?
No. This morning my sister woke me up, and sometimes my mommy wakes me up. And my daddy puts me to sleep.
Where does milk come from?
Cows and goats.
What do cows eat?
I don’t know.
Are farms important for people who live around here?
Yes.
Why is that?
Because farmers have lots of corn and sometimes people who are poor, they need to get some food, so they can get corn.
What’s your favorite farm animal?
A horse.
Where do cows and pigs and chickens spend most of their day?
Inside and outside and, like, in fields.
Do you know what “organic” means?
No.
Would you like to be a farmer?
Yes. But I don’t know what I’m going to be when I grow up.
Do you have any ideas of what you’d like to be?
I couldn’t be an animal. I could be a [mom] or a [unintelligible], a babysitter . . . I don’t know.
Have you ever heard the word “war”?
Yeah.
What’s a war?
I don’t know.
Why do people fight?
Because sometimes one person has the thing that the other person wants, and sometimes they get in fights because they want that thing. But they could take turns.
Student 12
Who do you think should be able to go see the doctor?
The nurse.
What about you? Should you be able to go see the doctor?
Yeah.
Do you think there’s anybody that can’t go see the doctor?
People who don’t pay, they don’t have any money, that means they can’t go in there. That’s it. That’s all I know.
Is that fair?
No. Because if they’re sick, if they’re not sick, they can’t go there. Because if you’re sick you have to go there or, you know, my babysitter broke her finger, she broke her bone, and she had to stay in the doctor for one day.
Do you think that was expensive?
I don’t know. But we got to see her.
What’s your favorite food?
Mac and cheese with broccoli and corn and some margherita pizza.
Where does all that food come from?
The store.
Where does the store get it?
From a garden.
What does a farm look like?
A person who has a farm hat on and who has chicken food.
Why do roosters crow in the morning?
Because they’re excited to see people.
Where does milk come from?
Cows.
What do cows eat?
Grass.
Are farms important for people who live around here?
Yeah. Because sometimes they need food from the animals that live in the farm. Like chickens, they need eggs, and sometimes they need milk and they put them into cartons and then they put them in the stores.
What’s your favorite farm animal?
I’ll tell you my sister’s favorite. Hers is — I’ll make you guess it: [oink oink]
A horse.
No, a pig!
Do you like pigs?
No, I like chickens, [bock bock bock bock bock] — okay!
Where do farm animals spend most of their day?
I don’t know.
Inside, outside, grassy fields?
Grassy fields.
Do you think it’s important for farm animals to be happy?
Yeah.
Why?
Because — I don’t know, actually.
Have you ever heard the word “organic”?
Yeah.
What’s it mean? Is it a good thing?
Yeah. That means it’s good for you and not poison. Like organic milk. My mom and dad only buy organic things, but sometimes my babysitter makes me eat high fructose corn syrup. That’s really bad for you. You could die, you could.
So, you don’t like high fructose corn syrup?
No.
Why organic is so good for you?
Because it will keep you healthy.
Can you tell me why people fight?
Because sometimes they want to go somewhere and other people don’t, and then they start fighting.
Can you sing the song “Old McDonald Had a Farm” a little bit?
Old McDonald had a farm, e-i-e-i-o. And on that farm there was a pig, e-i-e-i-o. With a [oink oink] here and an [oink oink] there, here an [oink], there an [oink], everywhere an [oink oink].
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