kc215+Holocaust+Essay

==Should sixth graders learn about the Holocaust? The Holocaust was a horrific time when Adolf Hitler tried to kill all the Jewish people in the Europe. If Christians did not feel the same as Hitler, even they were killed. What could we do to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again? The first step would be to actually let children learn about it. Otherwise, if it comes up in a conversation, they wouldn't understand it. It is better to know than not. If you don't learn about it, you will not understand. I personally think that sixth graders should learn about the Holocaust.==

==If everyone knows about the Holocaust we can stop a horrible act like that ever happening again. Some people think that sixth graders are not mature enough, or that students might have nightmares, but I think sixth graders possess the maturity to learn about the Holocaust. It is better to know about it than to be clueless. You learn from your mistakes and I think that the Holocaust is just one huge mistake that should never happen again. Even a teacher from my school said," We should learn about the Holocaust in sixth grade, so it will never happen again."==

==This awful event just shows you how cruel people can be. Yes murders are cruel, but imagine the Nazis. Most people think the worst thing you could do was hurt someone, but they murdered 6 million of people, that crossed the line. Even hurting someone crosses the line, but they just had to go too far. "The horrible routinization of evil in the camps: the nightmare journeys in cattle cars the shaving of heads, the murders, the tattooing of numbers, separation of families, and choosing victims," wrote Jane Yolen. People should know about this horrific event.==

==Even though it was a sad time people were still grateful. They were grateful if they were hidden. They were grateful if they were alive. They were grateful if there family members were alive. I mean wouldn't you be grateful if you survived the Holocaust? Even in sadness you can be grateful. Maud Dahme said, "From this day I am still scared of airplanes flying over me. Whenever I see them I duck." ==

==In the book, Devils Arithmitic, Chaya did not survive, but her best friend still remembers her as a hero. Even if you died during the Holocaust you are still remembered today as a hero. If you are alive you are really thankful. Sixth graders should learn about this topic so it will never happen again. Yes some kids are not mature enough, but they should grow up by sixth grade. Also you will know how hurtful and cruel people could be. If you don't when you are an adult you won't be ready to go into the world. In every school I think they should learn about the Holocaust.==