Cory Booker: Athlete, Scholar, Neighbor, Senator
Notes and Highlights
|
Approximately 2 minute video -- Epiphany
Approximately 5 minute video - background info from Stanford University
Approximately 3 minute video -- Hero moment
Other Resources |
Learning Activity
Discussion:
Explain to students that Cory's parents fought for voting and education right and to make sure his son had access to all he needed to succeed. Tell them that right her in Maryland, Dorchester County and Cambridge, their grandparents and great-grandparents took on the same fight, to give them a chance to attend this school and have all the educational and access opportunities that they can take for granted. Ask them to consider the things Cory Booker has done and ask them to discuss what things they can do, right now, to make better use of the opportunities so many people worked hard and sacrificed to provide.
Explain to students that Cory's parents fought for voting and education right and to make sure his son had access to all he needed to succeed. Tell them that right her in Maryland, Dorchester County and Cambridge, their grandparents and great-grandparents took on the same fight, to give them a chance to attend this school and have all the educational and access opportunities that they can take for granted. Ask them to consider the things Cory Booker has done and ask them to discuss what things they can do, right now, to make better use of the opportunities so many people worked hard and sacrificed to provide.