i have the pleasure of teaching "a new nation" in our "reading first/no child left behind"-sanctioned open court reading series. one of the reasons i enjoy this unit so much is because i teach about thomas jefferson, a personal hero of mine. this is my favorite jefferson quote (inscribed around the perimeter of the jefferson memorial in washington, DC and featured in the tim robbins movie, bob roberts):
" i have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of men."
hmm, i wonder if jefferson had state-mandated reading programs in mind...
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