Kids turned on by MLK's message.

BMarshall

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Monday January 17, 2005 · 8:43 AM PST

2005/01/17 · 08:43

Be patient with the background information. This diary really is about MLK and the impact his message has on children.

One of my first jobs as a teacher was in a school for children classified as SED (socially and emotionally disturbed). The school was a private residential day treatment program. Many of the children were placed at the school through court order, some because of their acting out behaviors, some because of extreme abuse and neglect in their home environments. My class of 10 students was made up of eight and nine year olds. About half were part of the residential program (mostly inner city kids from Philadelphia PA.) The others came to school each day from the local community. Read More

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