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Jan 21, 2010
"Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand." --Chinese proverb
Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes: A Lesson in Tolerance
When Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in April 1968, one teacher in a small town in Iowa decided to do something to help her students fathom the shocking event. She understood, more than most, the power of good teaching. Her lesson plan rocked the nation -- and what she taught her students that day would last them a lifetime.
BE THE CHANGE
Jane Elliot asked her students to write a letter to Coretta Scott King after their moving lesson in tolerance. Reach out to one of your great teachers today.
