My daughter is singing the Preamble to the Constitution

jobycom

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Fri Aug-12-05 09:33 PM
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My daughter is singing the Preamble to the Constitution

She's playing School House Rock, and I can hear her singing along with it. Right now it's my favorite song ever. :-)

Okay, back to the rest of DU. It's important to me, anyway.

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I Have A Dream

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Fri Aug-12-05 10:09 PM
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1. Wow - those little songs are wonderful! It's how I learned to...

memorize the Peamble as well. School House Rock also made me understand politics (how a bill becomes a law), conjunctions, etc. I'm not exagerating when I say that I'm a more educated person because of School House Rock.

I'm so happy that the DVD's available now. I'm anxiously awaiting the time when I can buy it for several young family members! To be honest, I really want to buy it for myself as well!

(Conjunction junction, what's your function,....hmm..mm.mm.)

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jobycom

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Fri Aug-12-05 10:14 PM
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2. Do you know who approved them for ABC?

Michael Eisner.

http://www.school-house-rock.com/history.htm

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I Have A Dream

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Fri Aug-12-05 10:23 PM
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3. Thanks for the link, jobycom.

I didn't know that the episodes were back on ABC. I'll have to check them out!

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MercutioATC

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Sat Aug-13-05 12:27 AM
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4. Just make sure she adds "of the United States" after "We the People".

My son's teacher a few years ago told them that they shouldn't try to memorize the preamble using the Schoolhouse Rock version because it was wrong...no explanation, just that it was "wrong".

I went through it and the only thing missing is "of the United States" after "We the People"...that's it.

Why wouldn't a teacher take advantage of a learning tool like Schoolhouse Rock and just remind the kids to put the extra four words in?!?!?

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bliss_eternal

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Sat Aug-13-05 01:04 AM
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6. Um, maybe because she's jealous that students learn

more from SchoolHouse Rock than from her.

I would just be thrilled that the kids knew the words to that instead of 'Smack My Bitch Up.'

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bliss_eternal

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Sat Aug-13-05 01:01 AM
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5. I can sing it, too!!

(bliss jumping up and down, waving hand wildly).

One of those things dh didn't know about me, but it apparently impressed him. LOL!

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Heidi

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Sat Aug-13-05 01:10 AM
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7. I think that's very cool.

I loved School House Rock on Saturday mornings when I was a kid.

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