Second graders in Ms. Beaumont’s class at STME have been working hard writing opinion pieces about Martin Luther King, Jr and MLK Day. Here is some of their work:

Martin Luther King is great and he changed the community really well. Also he understood other people’s feelings of how the laws were made. I also think that he made a difference. He turned the rule of white people being treated better to both whites and blacks being treated good. That is why he is great. –Jasmine G.

On MLK Day we should do stuff to help people. And to stand up for ourselves against bullying. Another reason is to show that we care for each other. That’s what we do on MLK, Jr. Day. –McKenna J.

MLK did a lot to change the world! He gave equal rights so we could respect others. He changed the world because he made whites respect blacks. He changed the law so we were equal. You see MLK changed the world a lot. –Kyra S.

Martin Luther King, Jr. did a lot to change our world. He made it fair for black people. He changed laws. He was the most famous person in our history. He helped black people have rights. He made it so that it was not only whites that had rights. He did everything he could to change laws. He even risked his life! He changed laws even though some people didn’t even like him. –Elise S.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day should be a day of service so we should do service on his day. Martin Luther King, Jr. helped African-Americans. Martin Luther King, Jr. wanted to make the work a better place. That is why I think Martin Luther King, Jr. Day should be a day of service. –Joshua P.

MLK did a lot to change the world. He made special speeches to make the world more better. One of the most popular speeches is I Have a Dream. He made people get along. So black and white people made peace not harm. He changed the laws. He made it so black people could sit wherever they wanted on the bus. That’s why I think he did a lot to change the world. –Ellie K.

MLK did a lot to change the world. He helped black people. He made sure people follow fair rules. And he made people get along with other people. That’s why I think that’s how MLK did a lot to change the world. –Nicole K.

MLK changed the world. He changed the world by the laws and a lot more things. He made it fair to people. He told a speech. He changed the world. MLK made our world a better place. –Owen S.

Martin Luther King, Jr. changed laws. Because he made a lot of speeches about that black people didn’t have the same rights. He also thought all people should have the same rights. He stood up for the black people because they didn’t have the same laws. –Tyler J.

MLK, Jr. changed the world to make it a better place by saying some stuff that involves we should be able to have black and white people not separate on busses and trains. By saying a lot of words to try to get them to kind of to understand that they could be on the same busses and stuff and that is why he changed the world. –Skyler V.

I think Martin Luther King, Jr. was a very important man. Well, if you think that too, you might want to know how he did it, well I think this, 1. He saved the world by doing a big speech. He took a chance. He also saved the world by getting the whole world to listen to him and by that, he did change an unnecessary law. If he didn’t stop that before I was born, I wouldn’t be a very happy girl. And that’s why I think MLK was very important! –Paige O.

MLK Jr. changed the world. MLK Jr. changed the world by speeches. MLK Jr. changed the world by treated people like white people. JLK Fr. Changed the world by being nice to people and that is why MLK Jr. changed the world. –Aidan H.

I think Martin Luther King is a great human being. He changed the world by making everyone be treated fairly. He gave lots of speeches in a lot of different places. And he respected everyone either white or black people. And that’s why I like Martin Luther King. –Carter G.

MLK did a lot to change the world. He was the best African American in the world. MLK Day should be a Day of Service. He helped all people by making it equal for them. That is why MLK changed the world.     -Roman R.