Culture of remembrance in schools: Children ask questions about National Socialism

Culture of remembrance in schools: Children ask questions about National Socialism

A day full of memory and education: The Pamina study seminar in Rohrbach sets a strong sign against forgetting!

on November 9th, the anniversary of the terrible imperial spogrom night of 1938, an important day of memory culture and democracy formation took place in the Pamina study seminar in Rohrbach. Here future primary school teachers are being prepared for the challenges associated with the information about National Socialism. Ulrike Maria Regner, the committed teacher who organized the event, emphasizes the importance of not only knowing the dark chapters of history, but also actively addressing.

insights into the past

Regner and your team have put together an impressive exhibition that addresses the cruel deeds against Jewish fellow citizens and the destruction of synagogues in Germany. "If you don't know your past, you are sentenced to repeat it," said Regner. This message is particularly relevant because society is currently faced with the resuscitation of extremism and racism. It is all the more important that teachers take the children's questions seriously and gently introduce them to the topics of Holocaust and National Socialism.

The event also included an excursion of 120 teacher candidates for three memorials in the Palatinate and Rheinhessen in order to experience the importance of commemoration up close. These mandatory visits are part of the teacher training in Rhineland-Palatinate, which reacts to the growing threats from extremism. Regner explains that primary school children already have questions about the Holocaust and it is crucial to answer them sensitively.

child -friendly approaches for the Enlightenment

A film about National Socialism based on the book "When Hitler is the pink rabbit steel", suggested the prospective teachers to think about child -friendly teaching methods. Regner emphasizes that it is important to make children understand the events of the past, be it by cleaning stumbling blocks or through suitable literature. Books such as the "Graphic Diary" by Anne Frank and "Papa Weidt" are valuable aids to convey the topics clearly and sensitively.