Reply #7: third reply about my son's 6th grade speech and drama class

[Shanti Mama]

First, he had to memorize the Gettysburg address, which was mentioned recently on DU.
Then I wrote about him acting as Martin Luther King Jr in a speech competition.
Now... the first poem they memorized was Dream Deferred. Powerful for an 11 yr old, but he got it to the extent he is able at this stage in his life.