7807rc+Holocaust+essay

Horrible Knowledge

My great grandpa was in the German army during the Holocaust.He didn't hurt anyone, but he had to watch millions of innocent families get starved and killed, just because of their religion. In fact, 5 million non- Jewish people were killed just because they were "abnormal".  Yes, i'm talking about the Holocaust. You probably already knew that. Today everyone know the saying, "Don't judge a book by it's cover." So, Why should kids know about the Holocaust? That's right, they shouldn't, because it's rude, we are too young, and it could lead to bad.

If a someone dies, you don't talk about how they die or how they suffered. Because that's rude. When survivors of the Holocaust tell people about their sad experience, they don't sound happy to tell you. No one would say, " I was in a concentration camp and saw thousands of people die. Isn't that great?" We should know that the Holocaust happened and that it was bad, but not how people starved and got beaten. It may be a part of history, but it's nothing to applaud for. Why should we know? To feel bad for them? What could we do? This happened over 60 years ago!  We should show // some // sympathy, by maybe building a Holocaust memoral, which they DID in Florida. It's already built. We honor them and respect them. So why should we know about the bad things they went through. Unless a survivor tells me their story, I don't want to hear disgusting stories about death. Personally, after hearing about the Holocaust, I was really gloomy.

One sixth graders mom said "Kids are old enough to know about the Holocaust." Is that really true? Four 11 year old students said the Holocaust Survivor assembly was a waste of time. There are quite a few 11 year olds in our grade who might agree or disagree. So age has nothing to do with how someone reacts. Maud Dahme told us that she is still scared today, because of the Holocaust. How to Teach about the Holocaust in Schools once said, "Many teachers are reluctant to explore the history of the Holocaust with their students because of the perceived difficulties in teaching the subject. They are overwhelmed by how to convey the scale of the tragedy, the enormity of the numbers involved, and the depths to which humanity can sink. They wonder how to move their students without traumatizing them; they worry about their students' possible reactions to this subject and how to deal with "inappropriate" behavior in the classroom, such as giggling or expressing antisemitic and racist remarks." What they are saying is most kids care more about having the coolest shoes or having the coolest clothes, then to learn about what other kids didn't/don't have. I'm not just talking about the Holocaust. I bet you could think of someone in need that you could've helped, but you didn't. Last but not least, the knowledge may lead to bad. Its already been planned out and it worked. What if some crazy person decides to create a new Holocaust? We have better weapons now, so they could be MORE powerful. We'd be up the creek. Think about it, by giving people the knowledge and weapons, we are basically giving them death on a gold platter. If the Holocaust or any other horrible event information went extinct, fewer people will get killed, because no one would rethink these bad times.

 