A modest proposal:

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In light of what politicians have been seen doing at events and in Congress, I would like to suggest that they be required to watch the following videos. Some of them should hold town halls for viewing by their constituents.

From Schoolhouse Rock:
AMERICA ROCK
Elbow Room (Westward Expansion)
Fireworks (Declaration of Independence)
The Great American Melting Pot (American Immigration)
I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College (Electoral College)
I'm Just a Bill (Law Making Process)
Mother Necessity (Inventions)
No More Kings (Colonization of the New World)
Preamble (US Constitution Preamble)
The Shot Heard Round the World (American Revolution)
Three Ring Government (Branches of the US Gov't)
Sufferin' Till Suffrage (Women's Rights)

GRAMMAR ROCK
Busy Prepositions
Conjunction Junction
Interjections!
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here
A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing
Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla (pronouns)
The Tale of Mr. Morton (subject/predicate)
Unpack Your Adjectives
Verb: That's What's Happening
http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/index.html

The Kids Good Manners DVD
Acceptance
Compassion*
Friendliness
Manners*
Self Discipline*
Courtesy*
Accountability
Morals*
Self Respect
Patience
Integrity*
Tolerance*
Sportsmanship
Confidence
Kindness
Honesty
(All of these will probably be taxing. I suggest they do the starred ones first)
http://www.kidsgoodmanners.com/

Games:
Spell Check-In this spelling game, you are given twenty sets of four words each. Pick the word that is spelled wrong and try to make it on the leaderboard.

Middle East Geography Game-How do you know the Middle East? Match the country on the map with its name.
Brainteaser: Dinosaurs -Go back in history, and test your knowledge about the dinosaurs in this game.

Clean Up Your World-How much do you know about recycling and the environment? Clean up the world in this game.

Ayiti - The Cost of Life In this game from Global Kids that was originally released through UNICEF's Child Alert website, learn about staying healthy, being out of debt, and getting educated. Simulate the life of family of five that live in Haiti.
http://ramogames.com/index.php

Some of the games were kind of fun. I screwed the pooch on some of them.