I will confess: I taught history (global, American, government). There was so much noise in my classroom that we got complaints. Not rowdy students--a rowdy teacher. I rearranged the desks to drive the point home about the three branches. I wore costumes. Believe me, nobody was bored or fell asleep in my class.

I think the key is to love what you teach. I didn't teach for long, because it takes a lot of energy to bring that level of commitment.

As I said, I love the idea of my country.

One way to make it more interesting for schoolchildren I think would be to have them imagine a life without freedom, where everything they do is tightly regulated by the government

I like that