That's nonsense!

This week we have been learning all about the Civil Rights movement and who Rosa Parks was and how she took a stance and made a difference.

It was so amazing to watch my class react to what we were teaching them.  It can be hard to grasp, at age 6, that a long time ago (to them) people were treated so differently because they had different color skin. But, 1L blew me away! I quickly jotted down some of their quotes and I cannot stop thinking about how great my class is!

"That's nonsense!"

 "But, but, that's just not fair at all, to anybody!"

 "It's different than our line spots, it's just mean and because you are different"

 "But, we're all the same inside, so why does it matter."

They each made a bus and again had amazing responses to what they would do if they had been in Rosa Parks position. I learned a lot from these lessons.

I learned that even 57 years later, children can really learn and understand the significance of the events that transpired in Alabama.

I learned that 6 year olds can truly "get" that segregation was wrong and that it's important to stand up for what you believe.

And I learned that these children, our future, have some really great ideas and great heads on their shoulders!