Every year in January, schools across the United States celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–a federally recognized holiday that seeks to honor the legacy of one of our greatest leaders for civil rights and racial justice. However, most people leave high school knowing very little about the man or the legacy of his fight for racial and social justice. In fact, most students graduate not only missing information about Dr. King and his legacy but also having absorbed 13 years of misinformation.
A better version is possible. Instead of spending year after year on the same rote lessons that fail to teach much at all, schools should be rethinking and redesigning how they use this time so that they can start doing MLK Day right and doing right by Dr. King. This guide from Justice Leaders Collaborative is intended to help individual educators, schools, and districts do just that!
Every year in January, schools across the United States celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–a federally recognized holiday that seeks to honor the legacy of one of our greatest leaders for civil rights and racial justice. However, most people leave high school knowing very little about the man or the legacy of his fight for racial and social justice. In fact, most students graduate not only missing information about Dr. King and his legacy but also having absorbed 13 years of misinformation.
A better version is possible. Instead of spending year after year on the same rote lessons that fail to teach much at all, schools should be rethinking and redesigning how they use this time so that they can start doing MLK Day right and doing right by Dr. King. This guide from Justice Leaders Collaborative is intended to help individual educators, schools, and districts do just that!
