It has been awhile. School work and my new job seem to have me burning the candle at both ends. I am struggling with how I want to make my new connections. I have always been intrigued by how strong of a role faith (belief) has in the lives of others. Particularly, those who have been oppressed. One of the religions that I researched in my last entries was Judiasm. I am still eagerly awaiting answers from my expert in that area: our local rabbi. She was last preparing for High Holy Week and was unable to answer my survey, but promised to do so in a couple of weeks. I think I will e-mail her again, because I am feeling a prompting to begin to look further into the Jewish religion and into their years of oppression focusing particularly on the Holocaust. I began researching this week about Children of the Holocaust for a unit that I am preparing for my 6th graders. I will be working with the technology teacher and the literature teacher as students read Number the Stars. I think this novel shades an important light on some of the unsung heroes of the Holocaust. As I look through resources, I am intrigued by the plethora that abounds about the Holocaust. But to be honest, introducing the information at this age is something I often struggle with.
For those of you who are educators or parents a couple of questions: 1. What age is too young to present this information even at a limited level? 2. How much visual information on the Holocaust should students view prior to middle school? Hope to hear from you...Shelly
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