| As you know, Monday is Martin Luther King Day in the United States. As a result, students are out of school. On Friday, we began our day with an absurd simulation, including writing letters of protest, making signs, marching in our classroom, and conducting a sit-in. Protesting what, you ask? The premise: The night before, I (supposedly) received a call telling me that all single-digit children would no longer be allowed to sit in chairs, while the 10-year-olds could keep the same privilege. Some students wanted to sit in solidarity with their nine-year-old peers. As I mentioned, the simulation was absurdly unbelievable, but the class seemed to buy in and go with it. They took the pretense seriously, and they courageously took a stand for the equality of their peers. Afterward, we discussed the history of Civil Rights in America. It is far from the romantic account students have likely heard up until now. |
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