SHERIDAN — Molly Kinsey doesn’t want the fourth- and fifth-graders she teaches at the various Sheridan County School District 2 elementary schools to just learn facts; she also wants them to open their minds and think for themselves.

Kinsey said that’s one of the goals of the “seminar” class for high-ability students she teaches at all five of the district’s elementary schools.

This year, the theme for the class was, “What it means to be a U.S. citizen.”

“I just thought it was an important thing to know,” Kinsey said. “I think it’s important our kids know what a citizen is.”

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