Language:
English
Year of publication:
1998
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Curriculum and Supervision
Angaben zur Quelle:
13,2 (1998) 167-183
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Study and teaching
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
;
Education
Abstract:
States that the Holocaust should be taught in schools because it provides a vehicle for teaching civic virtue and preparing citizens to oppose the state's power for evil. Holocaust curricula that overlook the history of antisemitism and its roots in Christianity produce distortion and trivialization. The fact that the Final Solution grew out of Nazi racial ideas should not be overlooked. Surveys the essays of eighth-grade students on "What Lessons Are There from the Holocaust for My Generation Today?," written by 200 of the 236 students who participated in a four-week integrated language arts and social studies curriculum on the Holocaust. The students were from Wisconsin, with about 40% German and 20% Asian family background. Describes the course curriculum and the themes of the students' essays. Indicates areas of confusion, error, and omission in the essays.
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