There's generally a wide range of English levels among my students. Some can hold deep philosophical conversations, others prefer to keep their answers short and sweet. Their essays tend to reflect this variety. But every once in a while, there comes an essay that is simply too good not to share.
This past week, I assigned my News English classes to write a short essay detailing their opinions on the Death Penalty (we were learning about the justice system in class). One of my students wrote that he supports the Death Penalty, and I would like to pluck out my favorite quote:
"(The Death Penalty) holds people responsible for the horrible content of their character. This fulfills what MLKJ always wanted: judge not by the color of your skin, but by the content of your character. The character of these criminals warrants death."
I laughed for 3 minutes straight. I'm sure it's exactly what MLK always wanted.
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