Democratic decision-making depends upon people being well informed about how their community works. For example, water. Do the children just take it for granted? (What about other public services such as electricity, sewage disposal, garbage pickup?) Do a research project on your water supply. Where is it sourced? What systems does it go through before reaching your faucet? Who pays for it?

— Kristin Ritzau in Practicing Democracy with Children by Kristin Ritzau, Mary Ann Brussat