Human history is filled with notable events. Some of them are great, showing the extraordinary capabilities of humankind to do good deeds in the world. Others are reviled, the kind of events that we can only look back on with shame and sadness.
One of such event, known globally as “The Holocaust” took place over the course of the second World War and saw the systematic murder of European Jews and political dissidents at the hands of Germany’s Nazi Regime. As these events recede into the fog of history, it is important that efforts be made to ensure the sobering lessons of this time period remain clear and present within the collective human consciousness. Today, although this task falls largely on the shoulders of our teachers and educators, many non profit Holocaust remembrance organizations have helped to support our educators in this endeavor by creating quality and effective Holocaust Teaching Plans.
Inspiring and Educating
The goal of a Holocaust teaching plan is two-fold. For starters, it is to educate the public on the facts of exactly what happened. There are still some people who believe the events of the Holocaust never occurred. Properly educating about these events is essential to ensuring the public has an accurate understanding of exactly what transpired.
The second part of the plan is to inspire others to be better global citizens and stewards to their fellow mankind to ensure that something like that never happens again. It was a horrible event, one that led to the death of more than six million people. Working towards a world in which something like that never happens again is something we should all be striving toward.
Stimulating Lesson Plans
By introducing lesson plans that grab the attention, inspire and captivate those learning, we are able to not only educate about the past but also to help prevent issues like these from arising again. With engaging and well formulated lesson plans, we can really understand the full scope of what happened.
By properly understanding historical events, such lesson plans can be used to change the future for the better. But it takes the right lesson plan and the right educator to do so.
If you are looking for high quality and effective holocaust teaching plans for educators, ZACHOR Holocaust Curriculum offers a comprehensive curriculum available to educators world wide.
