Tag Archives: Constitution

Mississippi, once again, in the lead—ratifying the 13th amendment 148 years later

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

It’s really hard to believe, but the state of Mississippi ratified the 13th amendment 11 days ago. That’s right. The amendment that abolishes slavery, and became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1865, was officially ratified in Mississippi on February … Continue reading →

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Constitutional catharsis spiced with a little Bradbury

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Today was the annual burning of our Constitution tests. We are required to destroy these nationally mandated tests because of the off chance that someone might share them with an upcoming class hence giving them an unfair advantage. I mean, … Continue reading →

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Constitution Nexus

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

I am immersed in the reading of my students’ Constitution Nexuses. They have created their own versions of what the Constitution says, as one way for them to prepare for the test we had the week before Thanksgiving. Though they … Continue reading →

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Free exercise

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

Yesterday was a pretty intense day. It started at 6:30am with a thin woman in her 2013 BMW who rear-ended me on Lakeshore Drive. My new Prius C may be totaled. (More on this when I’m ready to talk about … Continue reading →

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Second Amendment Scoreboard

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

I have no more to say…… (Thanks Chili, for the reference from the Pragmatic Progressive Page)

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Will wonders never cease?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

xxxx xxxxxx May we live in interesting times. -Chinese Proverb

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All fired up

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

We have been waiting to burn our Constitution tests for some time now. Because we receive federal funding, we are to destroy the tests that the students take. I think it has something to do with students cheating, giving the … Continue reading →

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Slavery—guaranteed by the Constitution

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

This fall we studied the Constitution. Word by word. It was painful for my 8th graders. Some of the language seemed ancient to them. Lots of double negatives. They had a hard time finding the subject of some sentences. Or … Continue reading →

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Navigating Daily

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Jon Stewart’s commentary and edgy point of view have helped me to keep my sanity in this seemingly irrational political world we navigate daily. In celebration of his birthday today are a couple clips from his show. The first I … Continue reading →

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Flash and glitter

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

No time for a long post today. Busy hanging JB’s show in our In the Table/ On the Wall gallery for his opening tomorrow night. But I just had to post the picture of the cover of my favorite Constitution … Continue reading →

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