I thought that the concept of paper clips was a really nice idea to bring awareness into the community. When living in a smaller community many students do not realize that they are unaware of world events and difference. I feel like if more rural school created ways to teach there students of tolerance and diversity, it was make the world a little bit better.
Letting kids go through life knowing nothing more than their small community is just holding them back. The world is a very concept place and I feel that projects that open it up to them can help them understand. The paper clip project was a great idea giving not only the students but also community members the opportunity to learn of the Holocaust and the hear, see and learn of the intolerance that created such a horrible piece of history. I feel that it was not just good in the historical aspect but as the one guys said in the video it made him more aware of the words he used. It made him more aware of things that he wanted to prevent his children from ever becoming. It was a learning experience for him as well as the students.
I thought that bringing the Holocaust survivors in to speak gave the children and even wider opportunity to hear the stories first hand. Although many people would say they may not be emotional developed enough and they just are not developmentally mature enough. I feel that there is no time in life that you are ready for that kind of thing, its history, its life, its part of what makes life the way you know it today. You cant keep children away from learning these kinds of things, by making them aware, it helping to shape them to be more aware for their own lives. By knowing this is wrong and that it was a horrible event in history it makes them want more to work toward a better future. The past is what teaches how to make tomorrow a better day, I think that it is important for these kind of projects to be supported in order for our students, to make better choices in their life time.
