No official word from the Worcester Public Schools on Inauguration Day activities, but you can bet that any teacher with a minute to spare is not going to let tomorrow pass without something to say or teach about history being made. Here are some of the reports from around the country:
Witcha, Kansas has a number of teachers incorporating the inauguration, including a suggestion to use King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail with Obama's Philadelphia speech on race. At least one teacher has used Obama as an example in character education.
The Milwaukee School Board was considering urging suspension of regular curricular activities in light of the inauguration.
Fort Worth was forced to reverse a stance they'd taken against children watching the inauguration in class after an outcry from the community.
Howard County in Maryland will be working to make up for the loss of many teachers and students who will be heading to Washington to see the inauguration in person, but nonetheless plan to "make the most of the teachable moment."
Schools in Florida are using it to teach "everything from vocabulary to economics"!
Both the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune have reports from across the nation.
Enjoy tomorrow!
Lake View kids listened to the inauguration (swearing in, music, and speech) on the PA yesterday.
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