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Feature our own amazing staff. To feature the research and just the way the things were thinking about things currently at montpelier. So its my pleasure to introduce our first speaker, emily voss. Emily is the director of education at the robert h. Smith center for the constitution, which is where we are gathered today, in the home of the robert h. Smith center for the constitution. Emily has been at montpelier for six years. And she is responsible for all of the programming of the center, which involves programs for teachers, programs for police officers, programs for International Groups visiting the area. She has an undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College and a masters degree in Museum Studies from the very Prestigious Program in cooperstown, ....
Her recent book how to raise our leader. She coauthored her colleague. So much of raising children these days seems to be about what we dont want them to do, keeping them away from dangerous both real and virtual, no doubt this is a feature, about our helicopter age but this attitude often fails to promote a sense of independence in kids. Not only do they not know how to walk the street by themselves but they are also pretty much incapable of entertaining themselves at least without a device in hand. So for reasons both selfish, parents need a break in his office, we know its an important life skill for them, i think the Current Situation is untenable, they have trouble with the kind of unstructured activity but reading for pleasure is perhaps the activity that has suffered the most according to a recent analysis of the american timing study, share of americans who read for pleasure has fallen by more than 30 2004. So if theres ....
All of the programming of the center which involves programs for teachers, police officers, programs for International Groups visiting the area. She is an undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College and a masters in Museum Studies from the Prestigious Program in cooperstown, new york. Today going to talk to us about madison and the lead up to the constitution. I need to seconds to get my powerpoint up. As elizabeth alluded to you cannot have the director of education without talking about the constitution. I amwill follow today is going to do an overview. You could spend two hours on each of these topics easily but we are going to cover things in a broad sense. I do want to point out one of the things we have started to do at the centers offer classe ....
Madisons role in shaping the constitution and bill of rights and the influence of his study of history and previous experiences. Director attion montpelier eight this was part ofthe month this was part the montpelier president s day symposium. Ms. Voss we have a tradition at James Madisons monthly a of hosting speakers for a special president s day program. This year, we thought it would be a nice change and important and fun to feature our own amazing staff. Research and just the way we are thinking about things currently at montpelier. So it is my pleasure to introduce our first speaker, emily voss. Emily is the director of education at the robert h. Smith center for the constitution, where we are gathered today, in h. Smithof the Robert Center for the constitution. Fory has been at montpelier six years. All ofresponsible for the programming of the center, which involves pro ....