lp115+Holocaust+Essay

Sixth Graders Say Yes to the Holocaust
Let's say something really important is happening in your family that you want to know about. Then, you ask them and say, "Hey what's going on?" Then they say, "Sorry I am not going to tell you because you are too young." How would you feel? Alexander Van Kollen, a Jew in one of the concentration camps during the Holocaust said, "We were trained just like seals not a whisper, not a sneeze, not even an eyelash would move. Everybody was totally quiet." The Holocaust might have been a gruesome event, but it doesn't mean that we should neglect learn about it. About half of the Jewish population perished. I believe that sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust.

My first reason of why sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust is that it is a significant event in history. It is important to know the struggle that came before us. You never know what you might have to do in the future. Also it may prevent prejudice against other races. It may be true that some people aren't mature enough, but most of the time they just do it to be funny, but after they start to hear about it, they zip their lips. Six million Jews died in order to prove one message, and you might be saying that we shouldn't learn about it?

One of my most important reasons is that, if we know what happened it probably won't happen again. Even though it may be gory, we still need to know about it. “Exterminating Jewish children was a top priority. They were the first chosen to die in the camps because they were useless as laborers,” said Maud Dahme, a Holocaust survivor who came to my school and talked about her journey during this Adolf Hitler's reign. You wouldn't believe what she had to undergo unless she told you herself. This encourages people that what ever they are going through right now probably isn't as bad as it was before, in this time of the Holocaust.

Lastly, kids will be more grateful. Knowing that a plethora of people died kids will learn to savor moments. Learning about other people's suffering helps to develope a greater sense of appreciation for all that we have today. Especially the survivors of the Holocaust because they will see that sixth graders are learning about it, caring about them, and respecting them. It may be possible that some kids will cry when learning about these events, but at least they know that what ever they're whining about isn't as bad as this was. If kids forget, they forget the fact that they have to savor the survivors, and when they get older and they realize that, there wont be any left. "It is important for sixth graders to learn about the Holocaust because it was a significant event that altered history and humanity greatly," said Patrick, an aftercare counselor. Another quote is, "Yes, sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust because its an important part of our history and it helps children to develop a better perspective on life," my Mom said. It will definitely keep kids from turning into brats.

What do you think? Should sixth graders learn about the Holocaust. Although it was a macabre event, that doesn't mean we shouldn't learn about it. In fact it really just makes it a better idea to learn about it because of how horrible it was. You can't just learn about this from parents, this is a subject that kids need to know about or else it might happen again. I mean where else are they going to learn this from, a magazine?