A Man and His Dream

When I was teaching, I would tell my students you are here for a purpose.  You are here to make a difference in our world.  I would often get the “Yeah, right” look.  That would lead us in discussion of how one person can make a difference.  Think about Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. each changing the world for the better.

I ended the class by showing MLK giving his I Have A Dream speech in Washington DC then asking the students what is your dream for our country? For our community? For our school?  For yourself?

How can you, “Be the change you want to see in the world”? — Mahatma Gandhi

To me Martin Luther King Day is not just a day off.  Instead it’s a day to reflect.  Change is hard.  Making a difference is hard.  Changing the world (community, school, ourselves) is hard.  Those people who persevered are the ones we look up to today.  They made a difference in order to give me a chance to make a difference.

“Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world”.  – Harriet Tubman

Use this week to reflect and plan how to change a small part of our world!

http://www.biographyonline.net/people/people-who-made-a-difference.html

http://www.biographyonline.net/people/people-who-changed-world.html

A march and special program is planned to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 19, in downtown Georgetown. The MLK, Jr. Day march is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. at Georgetown College. A memorial program will then be held starting at 5 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 317 East Main Street.

Marchers are to assemble outside of Cralle Student Center on College Street. They will walk to Military Street, turn left to Main Street, then go on Main Street to Broadway, left on South Broadway to College Street, and left on College Street ending up at the Student Center.

The Scott County High School Chorus Ensemble and the Gospel music group “Unashamed” from Frankfort will join others for the program at First Presbyterian Church. A student from each of the 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grades in Scott County will read an essay in remembrance of Dr. King entitled “My Dream of Tomorrow: Equality & Fairness.”

A reception is planned immediately following in First Presbyterian’s Fellowship Hall.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Program is sponsored by Georgetown/Scott County NAACP’s MLK Committee in conjunction with the Georgetown College Office of Diversity and Inclusion, First Presbyterian Church and the local Georgetown and Scott County governments.