Teaching PrejudiceTeaching Prejudice

By: DaQuan MossBy: DaQuan Moss

Holocaust Remembrance Holocaust Remembrance ProjectProject

Mrs.AlcornMrs.Alcorn

Questions2. Define the words education

and indoctrination. What is the difference between the two words? How did Erika Mann view the German educational system under Nazi rule?

Answer to Number 1.Answer to Number 1.

IndoctrinationIndoctrination-brainwash, propagandize. to -brainwash, propagandize. to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc. to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc. to force a specific partisan or biased belief or force a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.point of view.

EducationEducation-the act or process of imparting or -the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. intellectually for mature life.

Difference between the 2• Indoctrination

Is to basically brainwash some one with one type of religion or education. Everything that you teach them will have to do with the main topic of your education like Hitler brainwashed people to believe in the Nazi's .

• EducationEducation is a free

choice method. Like you can learn or teach whatever you chose depending on what the content it is. You a freedom in school you don’t have people making you learn something that you really don’t want to learn and you learn how to slaughter a curtain race.

Erika Mann on Nazi Erika Mann on Nazi educationeducation In 1938, she and In 1938, she and

Klaus reported on Klaus reported on the Spanish Civil the Spanish Civil War, and her book War, and her book School for School for BarbariansBarbarians about about Nazi Germany's Nazi Germany's educational system educational system was published. The was published. The following year, they following year, they published published Escape to Escape to LifeLife, a book about , a book about famous German famous German exiles. exiles.

Facts In The BookFacts In The Book Every child says "Heil Hitler!" from 50 to 150 times Every child says "Heil Hitler!" from 50 to 150 times

a day.a day. Arithmetic pupils in Nazi schools calculate problems Arithmetic pupils in Nazi schools calculate problems

in bombing; art pupils draw pictures of air raids. in bombing; art pupils draw pictures of air raids. The few Jewish children remaining in Nazi schools The few Jewish children remaining in Nazi schools

are used as object lessons. A teacher calls a little are used as object lessons. A teacher calls a little Jewish girl to the front of a class, asks other pupils: Jewish girl to the front of a class, asks other pupils: "What do you see in this face?" They answer "What do you see in this face?" They answer obediently: "A gigantic nose, Negroid lips, inferior obediently: "A gigantic nose, Negroid lips, inferior frizzy hair." frizzy hair."

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