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It's messy. It is freedom and its rules, its rights
and responsibilities. It's conflict and resolution. Both empowerment.
Compromise. It is justice. It is individual.
And it's collects fairness, fairness, respect and values. It
is equality. It is truth. It is government and
its choices. It's passionate. It's problem solving its
action. And it's possible it's me, my family and my
community. Democracy. It is democracy.
Your first lily. Wait, You can't do
that. But you said the night can jump over the other ones. Yeah, but it has to go to
forward. And one sideways
man chest has a ton of rules. It's not that bad. You'll get it. Let's
see. Right.
Hello? Hello? Haley, do you know about the field
trip next week? Sure. We're going to the capital. It's gonna be great.
Well, I just heard about it and wait. I got another call.
Hold on. Okay. Hello? Hi, Mom. Yeah, I
remember, Right. Listen, I'm trying to do on the other line. I'll
sit right back. It's my mom. I'll call you right back. Okay?
Hi, Mom. I'm back. We're playing chest right now. And I washed the
dishes. Lily helped Thio. Yeah. I'll be ready when you come
home. Hey, Mom, is it okay if Lily and I go online?
Oh, all right. Okay. Bye.
She says we can't go online until she gets home. Yeah, I
can't either. If my mom were dead, our home Wait a minute. If these
big pieces can't job, then all my ponds air in the way. I better start moving. Some
see, Now you're getting it
Really? Something you obey to keep you safe or make things
fair. Something that you
have to follow and you do the right
thing. It's like something you need to
do or else you may get hurt or something.
Life without rules would be a really bad life because
everybody would be fighting every single little
kid or baby or Mom and Dad would be hurt. No
hitting, no punching. No, I like all the rules. I
kind of like there's 100 rules in the U. And a
first, I think, um,
that's about it.
Boys and girls. Does anybody else have a rule they'd like to share?
Ah, place where you've been? Where there have been rules on the
bus where you can't put plenty stuff into
the seats. Medal in. Tell me some rules in the car. You
have to wear your seatbelt. Do you think there are
rules? Other places that you call Don't touch anything in the
museum and you should never catch anything else. That's
not yours. Avery Navas Romero. Take
with socks in it because they might eat you.
That is definitely a good safety rule. Okay, Now,
when you're working with your partner, what I want you to do is to take
turns. Okay? Flip it over and
you can start writing rules. My
favorite is
listen to a gun. No, no smoking. I never
did that. Don't go off with any strangers if they have, if they
wanna give you candy or money
my favorite release warm myself. But you will fly out the
window or hurt yourself in the car. E. Feel like you're having a
game. You take turns. You have to father
worlds. Otherwise, somebody may not want to
play with you anymore. And you would be all alone. Don't run off in the street.
No running. That's all street. Um, look for
cars. You don't look both ways. A car might run
you over. If we don't follow that rule, then people would
die or get really hurt or their heart
could break apart. When I broke the rule, it kind of
made me feel bad. And I'm gonna make him for my Children.
And they're good bills. Do you think we need
rules? Yes. Yeah, yeah.
Who needs rules? Harry?
Hey, didn't you tell us what you call him back? Oh, yeah, Right.
Hello. Hi, Trent. Sorry it took so long. Listen, I've been homesick,
and I didn't hear about the trip. Don't you remember? They talked about it last
fall? We're going to the capital in the museum and lunch
and dinner. Well, do I need Thio sign up or something?
Yeah. The bus leaves really early and it comes back late. You need a permission
slip are gonna be back in school. Yeah. Tomorrow we'll go to the
office. I think you need it. Signed right away. Okay. Okay. See you
tomorrow. Alright. Bye bye. Tried by.
Yeah. Yeah,
this is the Washington Monument.
This is the Lincoln Memorial for President Abraham Li.
Behind us is the United States Capitol.
This is the White House. This is where the President is
we read about a group of Children in Florida who
had petitioned the government of Florida to
make the orange the official fruit official. Fruit of
Florida is the official
means something is going to stay there. Coming. The
official food of organ is repaired.
Official Full of New York Is the act
on They did some research found
out that Washington D. C. Does not having official
fruit. This is a nice city. The cherry
blossoms. The Cherry Blossom Festival is
a good place to live.
We want the charge to be the official food of Washington,
D. C. Well, the first they had to do was write the letter to the
chairperson of the Council of the District of Columbia of DC
and ask them if they would be interested in having an official fruit for D. C. And
should it be the cherry? They had to get their idea on paper and
then come to the council offices and testify
we went into these big offices. They have meetings
in it. Today is Wednesday, were in the
council chamber. Good morning, Mr Parker.
Good morning. 20 six states
have official foods. We at born
elementary believe It is
time that D. C. Had an
official foot and the cherry is the
best choice of our official from Well, thank you. Both Marcus
Parker and Eric Seaborne for your testimony. Ego
Shamika Ursula Way was having a contest about
the Cherries. Saying what we was gonna put on our shirts. I drew a
little picture. Cherries,
Cherries, Cherries,
Cherries, Cherries. They could do
anything that they want, long as they just take the necessary steps
to do it. The final step, The full bill
will be considered by the entire council. They
like going up in meeting these people and seeing how
the government works and how it could be responsive to them. I am very
grateful that you all came forward with such a good
suggestion. I would ask for what Mr Bunton and his class of
students at Boeing to police stand.
Yeah, I want everyone to know that the students
really did this project throughout the entire
school year. Roll call on the official fruit for the District
of Columbia. All of those in favor, Chairman Crop.
Yes! Yes, Yes, Yes, yes, yes,
yes, yes, Yes, Madam. Chair, The vote is 13.
Yes, zero No. The motion
passes.
The mayor's outside. Yes, Cherry. Maybe the
fruit honey way?
Yeah. The invention full of D. C. Is
a terrorist. to Terri's.
I got the permission slip, but it needs to be son by tomorrow. I can't
go. Yeah. So my parents are out of town. They won't be
home till tomorrow night. You're home alone? Well, no. My big
sisters there. Let me see that.
It says parent or guardian here. Can't your sister sign up? I don't
know. How old is she? 18. 18. She come
vote. It must be okay. Wait a minute. I bet a guardian has to
be an adult, like 21. Oh, man. I'll be
the only one who misses the strip. Tommy's going. His foster parents
signed for him. I guess I'll have to say and my dad's name
myself. Yeah, right. Just kidding.
But I really wanna go. Maybe you should go into the office and ask.
Okay. Good idea.
Dean, school is a very nice place to be
because you can learn by listening to songs and
music. It's one way that's not usually a big part of
the regular classroom. Whenever we sing the songs with Ms
Simpson. It's it's more fun for the subject. For me
it's just really exciting because the students own the
music.
Music is a natural flow of speech and rhythm.
The things you learn early and especially through
song always comes back to you. Usually we start with a couple of
wraps that we create with our
rules Are rules are out
E se respect. Okay, Do you
respect e Think it's good?
I liked learning the song to remember the
rules that you need to know. Sometimes in music it comes out
in a lot in a way that makes more sense. I would
say anyone can write a song. Anybody could do it toe
write a song that you created a no one else thought
off. You're just like think of words that rhyme
ice mice like like our school
is cool. This is my right.
54321 Rules can be
fun. They can make you run. Rules are good for
girls and boys. Rules are fantastic. I think they're
plastic. We need rules. Thio cooperate
like students. Hi, my name is alien. This is
Alexis, the for us and Lexi. And we're
going to teach you a song called Listen what I
say. Stop
Analysts Sad.
Listen, die. Hey, listen,
listen, listen. No.
This class has been very excited about singing, so
we have a great time. In fact, they just letting another one. Let's sing another
one. Yeah.
Me.
Yeah.
Hi. You got permission? Yeah. The school called my
parents, so instead it was okay. Awesome. You know,
it's a long ride to the captain, so I brought my brother's
many chest sets so willing, I complex. Hey, I play chess.
I bet I could take you both on. Oh, yeah. If you're so smart, which
peace moves first? Easy upon wrong
or a night Now you tell me, what's the most powerful
piece? A king? No Queen of books.
Oh, yeah. I could still beat you both.
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