Dr. King's Life - What can we learn and what can we emulate?
Throughout Dr. King Jr's life, he accomplished many things that our students strive for on a daily basis. From an early age, he worked incredibly hard in school. Martin Luther King, Jr. wasn't always "Doctor King" - he had to complete his education and go all the way through elementary, middle school, high school, college, and graduate school! Young Martin did not really have much of a choice - his mother was a school teacher and she taught him to read even before he went to elementary school. Eventually, a teenaged Martin went to college at Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he read everything he could find about civil rights, civil disobedience, and protesting. He studied famous writers and thinkers who inspired his own thoughts about his life and his experiences in America. He also began writing his own works, and learned the skills he would one day use to inspire millions of people all over the world.
When I think about how to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life here at Patrick Henry, I think about the work we each do every day to learn, grow, and develop our skills. We are not just learning for the sake of learning - we are learning so that we can be the next Dr. King Jr! We are growing into great thinkers, kind people, brilliant writers, talented artists, skilled musicians, and of course excellent educators. Our students are the next generation of black Americans who will continue their education long after they leave Patrick Henry. We are so excited to see what they decide to do with their knowledge and skills, because we know that we have empathetic, smart, and passionate students who will grow up to be people who impact the world for the better. When I think about how to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life, I think we must continue reading, continue growing, and continue building our skill set so that we too can change the world.
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