About this episode

Micah learns to deal with disappointment after losing a student council campaign through a story about John Quincy Adams.

After losing his vice presidential student council campaign, Micah is feeling down in the dumps. Can G-Ma help pull him out of his slump with a story about another famous American who lost his political campaign? Join Micah as he learns to deal with disappointment and finds out why being the president wasn't the most important thing John Quincy Adams ever did! If you'd like to learn more and access free coloring pages, fun recipes, and other educational materials, please visit kidsonthesquare.com and check out the Resources for this episode. And if you enjoy this podcast, please share it with a friend!

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Host: Kids on the Square

Guest: Micah

Topics covered

• student council
• disappointment
• American history
• political campaigns
• John Quincy Adams

Keywords

• student council
• disappointment
• John Quincy Adams
• political campaign
• American history

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