Social Justice

In the article, "Teaching Students to Stand Up and Speak Out", the blogger gives many good reasons why we should educate kids to act beyond the classroom walls.  I completely agree that there are many social problems in this world, especially the one written about--poverty.  However, I am not positive that the suggested "lessons" will work in helping kids to make a difference on their own.  Many students may still see it as "just" a school project.  I know many of my students are very involved in the community through Key Club, Student Government, NHS, and their various churches.  I know many others simply don't care!  I am not sure that we will be able to "teach" morality to our students by the time they reach high school.  I do think, however, that if this were started in the early elementary grades and continued all the way through high school, we could start to see a difference in how many of our students take on social problems and do something about them!