Echoes & Reflections

Thanks for having us #sschat Please check out our pedagogical principles at echoesandreflections.org/pedagogical-pr… for some great guidance on approaches and resources!

@scottmpetri We love Chapman!

A2 Love participating in Chapman University's teach with testimony project. Students honor a Holocaust victim's legacy in prose, art, poetry, or film. Very moving for students. historyrewriter.com/2021/05/10/tes… #sschat

@MrShaneGower @RetroReport We did a great webinar with them a few weeks ago!

A2 Anyone use the @RetroReport video How Saba kept singing? They have great docs and resources! #sschat youtu.be/m84Uz8A14uE?si…

@MoriartyHistory @MrShaneGower Our Student Activity "Why Didn't Antisemitism End with the Holocaust" is very helpful in this regard. #sschat

@MrShaneGower As well as why did it start, why has it been so powerful for so long?

A4 why does antisemitism continue? #sschat

@GeoJo22 Context is key as Annie mentioned..I often find using testimonies to show the human impact can be really helpful.

@MrShaneGower A4: Diving into the fact that they were humans who made choices can be a powerful conversation. Our report by Karl Salitter is an excellent resource in Unit 9 of Echoes.

A4 how were the perpetrators different from anyone else? #sschat

@kwillmann It is not considered a Holocaust as that is a word applied to a singular event in history, however, many historians would definitely label it a genocide.

A4. Is what happened to Native Americans a holocaust? #sschat

@MoriartyHistory @MrShaneGower Indeed! We have a great unit on complicated and responsibility

@MrShaneGower Also the differences between perpetrators, collaborators, and enablers. So many levels to consider. #sschat

@JourneysinFilm We love @DefiantRequiem1! Stay tuned for info on a cool partnership #sschat

@jsimons216 Kids are often so curious! It may be neat to bring in connections to you and NC when appropriate! #sschat

@EchoesReflect I was talking about myself. I am teaching 8th grade nc history but my students ask me from time to time to talk about the holocaust. TBH, I can't tell if they're asking me because I am Jewish and they're trying to be edgy or because they are actually curious.

We always want to consider our audience and also where our students are at. Being cognizant of a students history is always important - but only ask them to share if they're comfortable. #sschat

@MattGresick A4: excellent response! #sschat

@ReligionMatter5 A4: Relevancy is core to what we do. We also always want to make it an appropriate connection - like Propaganda from the past can help us understand it today. #sschat

@EchoesReflect A4: Some students ask, "Why is this relevant to me?" #sschat

@TheThinkingProj Thank you for sharing this. We find many students hear things and teaching them about both roots and contemporary manifestations can be helpful. Check out our Units 2 and 11. #sschat

@EchoesReflect A4: one student asked why people always say bad things about Jews. He'd heard things from his friends and family too. #sschat

@MattGresick It is a huge challenge. We try to guide students through this in Units 1-3 #sschat

@Mrneilhistory A3: Absolutely! We feature over 8 dozen accounts on our site. #sschat

@MattGresick 3Gs are becoming powerful tellers of their family's history! #sschat