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Old 08-31-2006, 09:09 PM   #5
Happy Monkey
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Originally Posted by 9th Engineer
My 10th grade teacher hung a mannequin from a tree outside the classroom and had us sit by it during our lesson of what sparked the civil rights movement. Same intent, acomplished nothing in particular.
How many of your other lessons that day do you remember?
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the burning of flags in history gets the kids excited in a 'you'll never guess what the teacher did today!' sort of way.
That is good in and of itself. It's not enough; you can't end it there, but it is important.
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