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Publication Date: 2005
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Teaching about the Holocaust--A Resource Guide
Russell, William Benedict, III
Social Studies, v96 n2 p93 Mar-Apr 2005
Teaching about the Holocaust is an emotional process that can be extremely difficult, especially without the proper resources. Most teachers spend one or two class periods on the Holocaust and usually cram the lesson into a unit on World War II. As a teacher, the author understands that time is short and that it is impossible to spend the appropriate amount of time on each topic. The magnitude of the Holocaust, however, deserves more than a brief side note during a World War II lesson. Furthermore, the authority used by most teachers when teaching the Holocaust is usually a textbook, which oftentimes provides only a bleak overview of the horrific event. Textbooks tend to leave out details about other catastrophic genocides, such as the Spanish and English slaughter of the Native Americans or the Belgian atrocities against the Congolese people or the genocide occurring presently in Sudan. The resources that the author provides in this article are not to be used as a single authority but as a tool to enhance the lessons and, he hopes, to increase the chances of having meaningful learning occur. His purpose is to provide educators with a resource guide of materials for teaching the Holocaust. Once teachers have a list of resources for teaching the Holocaust, they can use it to create quality lesson plans.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Resource Materials, Death, World History, War, Jews, Instructional Materials, Guides, History Instruction
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