The Holocaust: The Case Study Of Seventh Grade Chloe Baker

The case study about seventh grade Chloe Baker depicts the widespread issues of students beginning to learn about the topics of the Holocaust. Her mother Toni Baker disagreed with the idea of her daughter learning about the hardships of the Holocaust at that young of an age. This scenario presents the figure of speech being a “double edged sword”. Chloe not learning about the Holocaust in her class, satisfies her mothers wish but hinders her ability to learn about the Holocaust in a classroom setting with her peers, which hands off that duty to Chloe’s parents to teach her about it. The Holocaust was a time in history that was classified as Genocide of the Jews. It was an act of anti-semitism, which highlights to today’s individuals the dangers of targeting specific racial, ethnic or religious groups. It is a known fact that lack of education and knowledge of history, increases the

In this case, parents and teachers are involved to ensure that all students receive education about the Holocaust and the impact, in order to prevent such devastation in the future. In order to prevent this, we must learn despite the emotional torment that might occur. History has a reputation of repeating itself and if student’s do not learn about our past history, the likelihood of repetition will increase. In this case, the lives and world around us is at stake due to the lack of education amongst students at such a prominent time in their lives. Not only is knowledge important, but also the skills that are developed due to the Holocaust learning. We were not there to experience the devastating factors that occurred during that time. With that said, based on memoirs and documentaries, we are able to dive deeper into the psychological aspects of why the Holocaust occurred. We are able to ask deeper questions that yearn for deeper