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Elementaryhistoryteacher

Elementaryhistoryteacher
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Georgia, USA
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Educator
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I’m a child of God, a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a teacher, a friend, and I have been blogging since 2006. Over at my other site, History Is Elementary, I have a wealth of postings regarding historical content, lesson ideas, opinions regarding education, and even some personal musings. I also maintain Georgia on My Mind, which is a website hub for Georgians who blog, contains postings regarding the state of Georgia and her history, and I organize the bi-monthly Georgia Carnival every other week. As a child of God I also blog about Biblical history, archaeology, and my own journey through Scripture at the blog Got Bible?. Finally, I’m one of the contributors to the American President's Blog. Since 1998, I have been an educator….coming into the profession a bit late due to my job as a wife and mother and via a career as a paralegal. Once my youngest began school, I began teaching. I have taught fourth and fifth grade mainly in a departmentalized setting where students changed classes and teachers could focus on their areas of content strength. Luckily I have always had an administrator who understood at first glance that my passion was history, and it has been a joy and an honor to bring America’s story to hundreds of children west of Atlanta. I also enjoy bringing history to the world at large through my postings at History Is Elementary. Look for links to my other sites below.

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JANUARY 19, 2009 11:26AM

Dr. King: The India Connection

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I've written before that students often arrive in my room having seen the same MLK videos, having completed the same MLK worksheets, and read the same MLK books in order to celebrate certain milestones in the American Civil Rights Movement or Dr. King’s birthday. After discussing the situation with various educators at my school and at other locations it seems that it is very easy for a faculty as a whole to get bogged down with the same curriculum materials.

There are simply too many facets to Dr. King’s life for students to be inundated with the same content over and over. One event in Dr. King’s life involves his interest in the teachings of Gandhi and King’s five week visit to India in 1959.

Follow this link to read the more about MLK’s experiences in India.

Over at History Is Elementary  I’ve posted a few links to other posts I’ve written concerning Dr. King and Civil Rights.

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