Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

01.16.17 A Martin Luther King Day Reflection on Courage

For the past few years I’ve tried to spend the morning of MLK day studying the details of his life, usually by re-reading sections of my favorite books on the subject, Taylor Branch’s America in the King Years trilogy. Last year I started writing about my annual reflection on King’s life and work. This morning I…