Thank you Martin Luther King, Jr.

For those of you that may not know, today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In my book he is infamous, not famous and I can only hope that my children will appreciate his efforts as much as I do. My mom remembers him as a great leader, powerful speaker, and tragic story. I realize that as the generations pass by those leaders that caused an impact for better or worse slowly begin to become obsolete. I think of Adolf Hitler and the hatred that has always been associated with him when you utter his name. Now I mention him in my classroom and my students say in unison, "who is that," and then that is followed up with,"oh, that is the guy that killed a lot of people." To me he is more than just the "guy who killed a lot people", he too is infamous. What is happening to our historical knowledge? Aren't we supposed to be learning about the past in order to learn for the future?