Whose responsibility is it to make sure children are successful in school parents or teachers?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a personal dream for his own children

"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

What "dream" do you have for children?  What could be done to make your ideal world for children a reality?

Does Race Matter?

Try this "sorting people" activity
http://www.pbs.org/race/002_SortingPeople/002_01-sort.htm

Give your thoughts and opinions to the following questions:
Do you think issues concerning race affect children?
Should people be categorized by race? 

What positive or negative effects do you think technology have on students?

Read the following article "Is the Internet hurting children?" and give your thoughts and opinions.

The article notes that, "By the time they're 2 years old, more than 90% of all American children have an online history. At 5, more than 50% regularly interact with a computer or tablet device, and by 7 or 8, many kids regularly play video games. Teenagers text an average of 3,400 times a month. The fact is, by middle school, our kids today are spending more time with media than with their parents or teachers, and the challenges are vast: from the millions of young people who regret by high school what they've already posted about themselves online to the widely documented rise in cyberbullying to the hypersexualization of female characters in video games".