One of the Common Core standards for 2nd grade Social Studies is to teach the important contributions made by Martin Luther King Jr. and Jackie Robinson. It's perfect that the Civil Rights Museum in Atlanta was open today on a Monday so that I could take a look around and see if there is anything for my students here.
This museum is located right next to the Georgia Aquarium and World of Coke! I love the architectural design of this museum.
Excited to enter despite feeling frozen from head to toe!
I overheard a conversation between a mother and daughter. A woman was telling her daughter about how horrible people were just a few years ago. She told her daughter how brave little girls such as Ruby Bridges were. I am so proud of people like this woman who choose not to sugar-coat history and who tell the past like it is. This is what education is all about. To be cognizant of our history in order to improve our future.
White vs. Colored
It is absolutely crazy to think of how drastically segregated Atlanta was just in the 1960s. Not a long time ago at all.
This right here is a simulator of what it was like to protest non-violently at sit-ins. You listen to the sounds of people yelling and threatening you, while your chair vibrates with the force of someone hitting you. It was truly awful.
How amazing it is to be able to teach young minds about such a great person, who lived right here in our home state.
March on Washington
Documentation of King's death and funeral.
Our fight is not over! The countries in red show how many people live in oppression today. Can we turn our students into human rights activists? We teachers are NOT teaching to standardized tests. We are raising critical thinkers who can make change!
