Why don't they teach about MLK in school?

[Anonymous]

We lived in a foreign country where every year in elementary, starting in Kindergarten, there were many lessons in school on Martin Luther King, Jr., and his legacy. He was regarded as an international hero. Sometimes they spent days learning, discussing, and doing projects related to MLK. Now, since we moved here, my child reports only brief mentions on the announcements, if that, in late elem and middle school.

Something seems wrong with this picture.

[Anonymous]

Taught in my child's school (DC).

[Anonymous]

Because February is MLK month. DUH.

[Anonymous]

My kids were taught as well.

[Anonymous]

My child was taught about it in kindergarten and now in first, they talked about it too. He is obsessed with MLK and Abraham Lincoln. That discuss it all in my montgomery county school.

[Anonymous]

Taught it every year in Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Glad this is being taught in some schools. I wonder why the two schools we have had experience with in MCPS have not broken stride from teaching their curricula to bring in any discussion or teaching about MLK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because February is MLK month. DUH.

Huh? Do you mean Black History Month?

[Anonymous]

My kids have had lessons re. MLK since Kindergarten.

Not sure what you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

My kindergartener learned about MLK in the fall when they studied american leaders. I don't think they did anything additional this last week before MLK Day.

[Anonymous]

They do teach about MLK in school.

[Anonymous]

They teach it my school. You should've heard my second grader going on and on about it yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We lived in a foreign country where every year in elementary, starting in Kindergarten, there were many lessons in school on Martin Luther King, Jr., and his legacy. He was regarded as an international hero. Sometimes they spent days learning, discussing, and doing projects related to MLK. Now, since we moved here, my child reports only brief mentions on the announcements, if that, in late elem and middle school.

Something seems wrong with this picture.

What country?

[Anonymous]

I stand corrected. It must just be the schools we have been involved with. Lost opportunity for a lot of kids at these particular schools.

[Anonymous]

Our private school starts teaching the kids about MLK in PK. They made a pretty big deal about him last Friday.