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today , we're celebrating law day , 

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which on the american calendar is 

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where we spread awareness for the rule 

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of law in our country and the 

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foundational role the constitution 

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plays in our society . So today for the 

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students , we put on a mock trial , 

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just a fun little criminal case that we 

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talked about , the constitution and uh 

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some pretty intricate questions 

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actually from the students we got , we 

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got asked . It's important for our 

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country because these high schoolers 

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are gonna be future leaders and so one , 

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we want to make sure that they know 

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where their rights come from and who's 

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protecting them . Um as far as this 

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specific mock trial , I think it's just 

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cool for them to experience what their 

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parents might be going through or just 

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see another side of army soldier . So 

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today Jack came into my classroom to do 

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a mock trial . I think it's really 

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important , especially as a theater 

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teacher that students see how different 

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roles , different career paths can show 

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the importance of speaking out loud in 

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front of other people and clearly 

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communicating . So students got to 

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witness a mock trial and see what goes 

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on in our courtrooms . So I think from 

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a curriculum standpoint , I think it's 

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really important that we see the value 

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in learning how to clearly communicate 

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and how to think on our feet and how to 

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really find key evidence in order to 

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support our ideas from a citizenship 

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standpoint . I think knowing our rights 

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and our legal system is one of the most 

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important things we can know about as 

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americans to understand how we have a 

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code of justice and how that works for 

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us and for everyone in our community .