Monday, January 16, 2012

Martin Luther King Day


Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"

Although the holiday for Martin Luther King was first observed in the 1980s, a number of civil rights leaders felt that it shouldn’t be just another three-day weekend of shopping. So in 1994, Congress designated the third Monday in January as a national day of service calling it a "day on, not a day off." The Corporation for National and Community Service leads the effort and created the website MLKDay.gov to help volunteers find projects.

So do something to help someone else today.




Here are some resources with information about Martin Luther King and ideas for your classroom:
(Webdoc; An interactive poster creator. This Webdoc by Vincent.)
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