Making Sense of the Holocaust : Lessons from Classroom Practice

by Schweber, Simone; Ladson-Billings, Gloria

• ISBN13: 9780807744352
• ISBN10: 0807744352
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

What lessons are conveyed implicitly and explicity in teaching and learning about the Holocaust? Through case studies, the author reflects on the lessons taught, highlighting strengths and missed opportunities and illuminating important implications for the teaching of other historical episodes.

Author Biography

Simone Schweber is the Goodman Professor of Education and Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Acknowledgments	xiii
From Inexperience to Education	1	(18)
From Inexperience to Education	2	(4)
Teaching Morality	6	(1)
Representational Issues in Holocaust Education	7	(4)
The Focus of This Book	11	(3)
Mr. Jefferson's Fact Race	14	(5)
Facing Ourselves But Not History	19	(41)
Mr. Zee	20	(1)
Mr. Zee's Goals	21	(1)
Progression of the Course	22	(29)
Reflections	51	(9)
Simulating Survival	60	(50)
Concerns About Classroom Simulations	60	(4)
Gaucho High School and Ms. Bess	64	(1)
Course Description	65	(2)
Simulation Set-Up	67	(5)
The Simulation Enacted	72	(23)
Debriefing	95	(3)
Student Reflections	98	(3)
Reflections	101	(9)
The Drama of the Holocaust	110	(36)
Palmer High School	111	(2)
Mr. Dennis's Curriculum Goals	113	(1)
Mr. Dennis's Show	114	(14)
Discussing the Holocaust's Meanings	128	(11)
Reflections	139	(7)
The Inevitability of Lessons	146	(23)
Mandating Morality	147	(5)
The Illusion of Simplicity	152	(2)
The Inevitability of Lessons	154	(1)
The Moral Geography of Holocaust Education	155	(3)
Discussing Lessons	158	(2)
The Teachers' Reactions	160	(2)
Balancing Acts	162	(4)
Concluding Thoughts	166	(3)
References	169	(10)
Index	179	(6)
About the Author	185