Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

We all love a day off from school, a long weekend, an extra morning to sleep in. Yesterday's extra day was a very special day that I was able to share with my students today. Yesterday we honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to our world.

Today in class we learned about who Martin Luther King Jr. was and why he is such an important figure in our nation's history. We learned a little bit about what it means to be different and how we should not judge people based on the color of their skin, but on what is on the inside... my own personal favorite Dr. King saying pens this "the content of their character", which I think says more than enough in itself.

We discussed why we choose our friends. The class had great answers. They choose their friends based on how they treat them, how nice they are, that they like to play together, that they are fun...the content of their character!

Today we barely touched on the surface of Dr. King's life and contributions. We learned that he spoke at marches and wanted everyone to be treated equally and fairly. Throughout the rest of the week we will learn more about his life and how he made a difference in our world. We'll learn about Dr. King's dream and dream our own dreams. Stay tuned for these later in the week!

I leave you with this...

Our future. Our diverse, precious little hands showing that we care about each other not because of the color of our skin, but because of the content of our character. Here in Mrs. Tucker's Class we believe in fairness and equality. Hands Down.