The Renzulli Personal Success Plan’s Heroes and Helpers Page is a great place to think and learn more about heroes – and more Renzulli students have identified Martin Luther King as one of their heroes than any other figure of the past or present, by a wide margin.
Monday, January 18th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and a wonderful time to reintroduce your class to the ideals and values of this American hero. As you might imagine, Renzulli offers a wealth of information about Dr. King’s life – and the lives of many of those community leaders and activists who were inspired by his work.
Here are some of Renzulli’s best resources for learning about Dr. King (you must be signed into Renzulli on this computer):
Martin Luther King Jr. Encyclopedia
The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King
And, from a link in the Heroes section on the PSP, here’s a wonderful matrix for finding other heroes, where you can compare and contrast heroes based on their individual attributes. http://library.thinkquest.org/C001515/design/
“We need creative extremists.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
