Aside from the 1st Amendment, the 4th Amendment arouses the interest of 8th graders the most. What can someone stop me for? Who can look in my backpack? Are teachers really allowed to take that? The rebellious side of them all comes out when discussing the 4th.
Yesterday, we started to look at the 4th Amendment and more particularly, the exceptions to the rule. Students were given a list of real life scenarios as they relate to the 4th Amendment and had to figure out, using the amendment and case law pertaining to the amendment, if something illegal just occurred.
Feel free to engage with your child in a discussion over the weekend using the same handout, linked here, they used to come up with their answers.
While visiting Adon Kaufman’s class, students were excitedly debating their 4th amendment rights and using text to support opinions. Critical thinking!