For the first time in a month or so, I was really excited to teach. One of the reasons was because it had to do with what is pictured on the left...the Preamble to the Constitution. We started off just listening to the words. I talked about how important introductions are to any form of writing and how this set up the whole tone for the Constitution. The sad part of it all is how so many people don't even know what it says. Seeing the kids hear (some for the first time) and understand what it is saying, made me realize how cool it is that people in this profession get to experience learning. Not just knowing new facts or answering some questions, but taking what they hear and see and finding a useful application to their life. The Preamble of the Constitution is something that we can find useful and applicable.
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
That's worth remembering.
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Constitution Day is my favorite day the whole year to teach. Seriously.
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