THE GUIDELINES

1. Define the term Holocaust.

 

2. Contextualize the history you are teaching 

 

3. Translate statistics into people.

 

4. Strive for precision in language.

 

5. Avoid simple answers to complex history.

 

6. Just because it happened does not mean it was inevitable.

 

7. Try to avoid stereotypical descriptions.

 

8. Strive for balance in establishing whose perspective informs your study of the Holocaust.

 

9. Make careful distinctions about sources of information.

 

10.Do not romanticize history to engage students' interests.

 

11.Be sensitive to appropriate written and audiovisual content.

 

12.Select appropriate learning activities.

 

13.Reinforce the objectives of your lesson plan.

 

14.Avoid comparisons of pain.