Using the World Book Discover I looked for an interesting article on American Governement. This is not my favorite topic as I can never remember dates and facts very easily. As I narrowed my search from government to American Government and then to people, I scrolled through the pages having little interest in the men of our governments history. Then on page 3 I saw Sandra Day O'Conner. Being from Arizona I remember going to the capital building in Phoenix on field trip for Student Council in Jr. High and we got to see her office. I remember being very impressed that she was the first lady to sit on the Supreme Court and wondered if I would be the first lady to do something when I grew up. I think we get so used to things that are apart of our lives we forget that it takes one person to be the first, the struggles they needed to overcome and courage to go further even when other people get in their way.
I was impressed how hard she had to work starting out just to be a lawyer, offering her legal services for free. I remember Regan and Carter running for President but I did not realize that part of Regan's campaign was to elect a woman to the Supreme Court. This information was all on the video which was linked to the page that gave information on O'Conner. Using the link to the left I was able to view the article in several different languages although I was disappointed that the video, of O'conner was not available in other languages.
Thanks for your comments, busymom. The videos are valuable because they are short enough to use within a class period and are great supplements to curriculum--a way to bring experts into the classroom. There are videos about fun stuff like NASCAR, too!
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