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It’s a Tuesday morn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> October, andthe fifth-grade class at a public school<strong>in</strong> New York City is settl<strong>in</strong>g down for alesson on the three branches <strong>of</strong> Americangovernment. <strong>The</strong> kids sit crossleggedon a rug <strong>in</strong> a brightly lit corner<strong>of</strong> the room while their teacher,perched on a chair with a textbook <strong>in</strong>her lap, takes a few m<strong>in</strong>utes to expla<strong>in</strong>the basic concepts. <strong>The</strong>n it’s time for agroup activity apply<strong>in</strong>g the lesson.“This classroom gets so messy afterlunch,” says the teacher. “<strong>The</strong>re’sbubble gum under the tables, foodwrappers everywhere, and Cheese Nipsall over the floor. We don’t like ourroom to be so messy, do we?”<strong>The</strong> students shake their heads no.711/929

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