What Do German Schools Teach Kids about Human Dignity and their Political History? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

I asked--as a teacher---what German schoolchildren were taught about Germany's role in World War II. It was part of their national curriculum, he told us. They began with equity in early childhood, accepting differences and playing together. When students were 12, they read Anne Frank. Media literacy and logic and an intense focus on preparation for good, attainable, satisfying jobs were part of the program, in addition to history, economics and the predictable disciplines. We do not avoid our history, he said. So what do you do in America, he asked?

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