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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

OK - first of all my son's PRE-K (!) taught them about MLK.

Second, while MLK was a hero, there are many MANY other heroic people of color to study - women, too!!!

So I'm tired of people thinking their kids know all about Civil Rights b/c they studied MLK for a day.

Let's expand our world, peeps![/quote]

My daughter is in private and they just finished Raisin in The Sun and she did an oral presentation on Ida B Wells and everyone else in her class did another civil rights pioneer or leader.  It was awesome!  When she was in public, they have never once mentioned or brought home anything on MLK or anyone else for that matter.  Her 2 younger siblings in public both haven't brought home or mentioned anything.  I guess it depends on the school or the teacher.  I think they are so focused on the curriculum they can't step outside too much to have days of discussion or understanding.   [/quote]

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