The school I work at has consciously chosen to be in session on MLK day, so as to teach about and around the topics relevant to human and civil rights.
I am often amazed at our students and their willingness to jump into such activities with enthusiasm and gusto. Today I did some of the normal things with students--lunch, recess, and dismissal duties--but I also helped 6 fourth grade boys put together two lasagnas (of the 14 the group was making) for a women's shelter, watched children talk about human rights and what they are, and listened to them sing songs about freedom and peace in English and in Hebrew.
Some days, the world seems to brim with possibilities. Today was such a day.
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