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[children talking at once]

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VERY FEW PEOPLE REALLY GET TO SEE THE OVAL
OFFICE.

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CAN I BE THE PRESIDENT?

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AND KIDS JUST SEEM TO BECOME EMPOWERED WHEN
THEY ENTER THERE AND SIT BEHIND THE PRESIDENT'S

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DESK.

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YOU KNOW, I THINK IT REALLY GIVES KIDS THE
NOTION THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AND THAT

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THEY, TOO, COULD BE PRESIDENT.

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I MEAN, IT SOUNDS REALLY CORNY, BUT IT'S TRUE.

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THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

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THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF FAMILIES WHO DON'T
GET TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AND MAY NEVER VISIT

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CONGRESS, THE WHITE HOUSE.

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SO WE REALLY WANTED KIDS TO FEEL LIKE THEY
WERE THERE IN THE SPACE.

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OUR FIRST BILL IS HOUSE BILL 235.

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SO, CONGRESSMAN, IF YOU WOULD STEP FORWARD,
PLEASE, AND INTRODUCE YOUR BILL TO THE HOUSE.

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I, RAYFIELD, A MEMBER OF THE MAGIC HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES...

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WE DECIDED TO CREATE THE STAR-SPANGLED CENTER
AS KIND OF A LIVING EXHIBIT FOR CHILDREN WHERE

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THEY CAN COME IN AND TAKE ON THE ROLES OF
LEGISLATORS, TAKE ON THE ROLE OF MEMBERS OF

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OUR JUDICIARY, AND EVEN KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BECOME PRESIDENT.

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A GOOD THING ABOUT RECYCLING IS, YOU GET TO
CLEAN UP YOUR CITY.

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YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TRASH TO TAKE OUT
OVER THE YEARS, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY

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FOR TRASH TO GET PICKED UP.

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OKAY, WE'RE PASSING IT.

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AND WHAT'S YOUR REASON?

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THE MAGIC HOUSE WAS IN THE MIDST OF A CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN, AND THE STAR-SPANGLED CENTER WAS

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PART OF THAT WHOLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

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THE MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA GRANT FUNDED THE EXHIBITS,
THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND AN ASSESSMENT

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TOOL FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT.

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ALL RISE FOR JUDGE SUMNER.

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PLEASE BE SEATED.

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IN ORDER TO ENTICE A TEACHER TO COME HERE,
IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT SHE

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CAN'T DO IN HER CLASS, OR WHY WOULD SHE LEAVE
HER CLASSROOM?

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WE PROMISE... all: WE PROMISE...

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TO LISTEN CLOSELY... all: TO LISTEN CLOSELY...

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TO EVERYTHING THAT'S SAID IN COURT.

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all: TO EVERYTHING THAT'S SAID IN COURT.

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WE NEVER GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF DEVELOP
A HOLISTIC PROJECT THAT FUNDS EXHIBITS AND

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PROGRAMS AND MEASUREMENT TOOLS ALL AT THE
SAME TIME.

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SO, REALLY, IN THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, EVERYTHING
DOVETAILED, AND WE WERE ABLE TO COORDINATE

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EVERYTHING AT THE SAME TIME.

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WE PASSED IT BECAUSE...

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IT IS GOOD TO REUSE AND...

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THE GRANT REALLY MADE FOR A MORE COHESIVE
PROJECT, BECAUSE WE KNEW OUR OUTCOMES FROM

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THE BEGINNING AND WERE ABLE TO KIND OF STREAMLINE
AND COORDINATE ALL THE COMPONENTS OF THE GRANT

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SO THAT THEY ALL TIED TOGETHER.

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WHAT IS THIS?

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THANK YOU.

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IS THIS HOW YOU DO IT?

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[bell ringing]

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OKAY, YOU MAY VOTE.

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THIS BILL PASSES.

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[children cheering] THESE BILLS WILL BE SENT
TO THE PRESIDENT.

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WE STARTED WITH THE STATE STANDARDS ON--PER
EACH GRADE LEVEL, CREATED MODEL PROGRAMMING

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AROUND THE STATE STANDARDS, AND THEN DEVELOPED
THE EXHIBITS TO MEET THOSE STANDARDS.

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AS THE PRESIDENT, I AM GOING TO PASS THE RECYCLING
BILL.

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[cheers and applause]

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I WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITES
TO SEE WHAT THEIR INDIVIDUAL CURRICULUM CALLED

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FOR.

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WE HAD TO BE INVENTIVE WITH THE INFORMATION
THAT WE GOT AND SAY, "HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS

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HANDS-ON?

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HOW CAN WE INVITE KIDS TO ENGAGE?"

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YOU TWO COME UP AND BE THE PLAINTIFF'S LAWYERS.

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WE NEED ONE MORE CHAIR.

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NOW, THE PLAINTIFF, THAT WORD SOUNDS LIKE
"COMPLAINING" TO ME, SO THEY'RE ALWAYS THE

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ONES WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENS, THE PLAINTIFFS.

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AND THIS GROUP, THE DOLLARS, ARE DEFENDING
THEMSELVES, SO THEY'RE ON THE DEFENSE TEAM.

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NOW, THEY ALSO NEED SOME LAWYERS.

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AND THE WHOLE ROLE-PLAYING THING, IT JUST
GETS THEM TO BE ACTIVE MEMBERS.

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WE WANTED THEM TO REALLY PRACTICE AND PARTICIPATE
IN ALL THESE GOVERNMENT PROCESSES.

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AND COME HAVE A SEAT IN THE JURY BOX.

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THE CHILDREN'S EXPERIENCES AT THE STAR-SPANGLED
CENTER ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES

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TO REALLY DISCUSS, DEBATE, AND LOOK DEEPLY
AT QUESTIONS THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS SO BLACK-AND-WHITE.

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SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU JUST TURN TO EACH
OTHER AND TALK BRIEFLY WHO YOU THINK SHOULD

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WIN.

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[all talking at once]

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WHAT WE'RE HOPING IN A BROAD SENSE IS THAT
THEY ALL LEAVE HERE FEELING MORE ENGAGED AND

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WANTING TO BE BETTER CITIZENS IN OUR DEMOCRACY.

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[gavel banging]

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OKAY.

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NOW IT'S TIME TO VOTE.

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MY RECOLLECTION OF LEARNING CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIPS
IS READING A BOOK, WRITING IT DOWN, BUT TO

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ACTUALLY STAND UP, PHYSICALLY BE PART OF IT,
TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THROUGH THE

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INFORMATION IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
AND GET TO A POINT WHERE THIS SCREEN POPS

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UP AND SAYS, "YOUR LIFE COULD BE IN DANGER.

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ARE YOU STILL GONNA SIGN?"

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I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY ASK ME THAT WHEN I WAS
IN HIGH SCHOOL.

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[speaking indistinctly]

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WE SERVE CHILDREN KINDERGARTEN UP THROUGH
EIGHTH GRADE, AND THE MIDDLE GROUP IS REAL

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EASY.

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YOU KNOW, THE YOUNGER END WAS MORE OF A STRUGGLE,
BUT THEY HAVE LATCHED ON GREAT.

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JELLY BEANS?

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WE HAVE THE LITTLE SCAVENGER HUNT WHERE THEY
MAKE THEIR SYMBOLS BOOKLET, AND THEY LOVE

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THAT.

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WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO INCORPORATE SOME OF
THE NEWER TECHNOLOGIES, TOUCH SCREEN, AND

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THAT'S WHAT KIDS ARE STARTING TO KNOW MORE
AND MORE.

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THERE WAS A HUGE INTEREST FROM THE GENERAL
PUBLIC IN THIS SPACE, SO WE KIND OF QUICKLY

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HAD TO ADAPT WHAT WE WERE DOING AND ADD IN
MORE EXHIBITS THAT COULD APPEAL TO FAMILIES.

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WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FUNCTION AS A CENTER FOR
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

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WE HOST ELECTION WATCH PARTIES AND MOCK TRIALS
FOR STUDENTS.

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WE'VE HOSTED TOWN HALL MEETINGS.

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WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO INVITE PUBLIC SERVANTS
TO SPEAK TO KIDS ABOUT THE ROLE IN GOVERNMENT.

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SO IT'S BEEN JUST SUCH A PLEASANT SURPRISE
IN THE VERY MANY WAYS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO

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WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY.

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HAVE A SEAT IN THE CHAIR.

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AND SAY, "ORDER IN THE COURT."

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ORDER IN THE COURT.

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THE BIG PICTURE FOR THE MAGIC HOUSE WAS TO
TEACH KIDS HOW TO BE ACTIVE AND ENGAGED CITIZENS

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AND TO REALLY EXPERIENCE DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES
BEFORE THEY REACH ADULTHOOD SO THEY REALLY

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KNOW WHAT THEY CAN LOOK FORWARD TO AND HOW
EVEN KIDS CAN HAVE A ROLE IN GOVERNANCE OF

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SOME KIND, WHETHER IT'S ON THE SCHOOL STUDENT
COUNCIL OR IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

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IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.

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? DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TRY TO FILL THESE APPOINTMENTS.

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I JUST--THEY JUST CALL ME AND SAY THEY WANT
TO COME.

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"I CAME LAST YEAR.

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IT WAS GREAT.

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WE WANT TO COME BACK."

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A FIELD TRIP TO A MUSEUM CAN HAVE A LIFELONG
IMPACT ON CHILDREN, AND IT CAN BE THROUGH

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INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, BUT IT ALSO CAN BE THROUGH
AFFECTIVE GROWTH.

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WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS INSTILL A LIFELONG
LOVE OF LEARNING.

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WE'RE HOPING THAT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS A BEGINNING
AND THAT THEY WILL THEN GROW TO LOVE HISTORY

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MUSEUMS AND ART MUSEUMS.

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YOU HAVE OVERRIDDEN THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO.

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SO YOU GET P.E.

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CLASS FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

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[cheers and applause]