(NPR) Teachers Discuss How They Approach MLK Day

For teachers, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday comes with some heavy challenges. One reporter sat down with a group of teachers, who talked about keeping the lesson fresh ”” and whether white teachers are prepared to teach about civil rights.

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5 comments on “(NPR) Teachers Discuss How They Approach MLK Day

  1. Pb says:

    There is something about this story which I find offensive. How does anyone teach history? Does it change according to who is teaching it? I am afraid so.

  2. paradoxymoron says:

    Was it the part where the black teacher says that white teachers can’t teach MLK properly?

  3. DeeBee says:

    < sarcasm on >
    Ummm . . . Excuse me, but I find the reference to “white” people rather offensive. Please use “Caucasian-American” instead . . .
    < sarcasm off, sort of >

  4. paradoxymoron says:

    No offense intended: some of my best friends are from the Caucasus.

  5. Katherine says:

    “…whether white teachers are prepared to teach about civil rights.” The premise is insulting.