5606mj+Holocaust+Essay

** Scaring Students? **

Does the Holocaust frighten you? Many parents and teachers believe that sixth graders should not learn about the Holocaust. They say that sixth graders are not mature enough to learn about all of the tragedies of the Holocaust. It is also said that sixth graders do not know enough about history that led to the Holocaust to understand how and why it happened. The people that say that **can** t each the kids about how and why it happened. I believe that sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust because they are mature enough, to keep them from being prejudice, and to prevent it from happening again. What do you think? The first reason sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust is that they are mature enough. Students have enough knowledge of the world to understand the Holocaust. The Holocaust is reality, and genocides still happen today. Some of the countries with genocides happening in them today are Bosnia, Rwanda, and Darfur. If people do not learn about the Holocaust, it will happen again, just as bad, or even worse.  Another reason that sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust is that there is still prejudice today. People need to be able to tolerate other people. If sixth graders are not taught about the Holocaust, they might become prejudice. And if they are prejudice, they might start another genocide. The world already has too many genocides happening already. The poem "Crayons" explains that even though we are all different, we can all work together without problems.  The most important reason that sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust is to prevent it from happening again. History repeats itself, and it would be devastating if it happened as bad as the Holocaust was again. There are still holocausts happening today, and they could grow into bigger holocausts. If all of the Jews are killed, they will go after another group. This is what is expressed in Martin Niemoller's p oem "First they came . . . " First they came for the communists,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for meand there was no one left to speak out for me. This means that he did not stand up for anyone else, and when they came for him, no one was left to stand up form him. This happens in everyday life. On small or large scale.

Even though <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">some people say that sixth graders should not learn about the Holocaust, I believe that sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust. Learning about the Holocaust could lead to a couple of bad dreams, but that is not as bad as another genocide happening because we ignored the Holocaust. <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">It could lead to the destruction of all Jews. And then, like in the poem "Crayons," the box would not be complete. Is it really worth risking that? <range type="comment" id="98491">For the sake of humanity, sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust.