Izvleček
Prispevek govori o tem, kako učencem čim bolj učinkovito predstaviti težko zgodovinsko temo, kamor zagotovo spada holokavst. Pri pouku zgodovine se vse prevečkrat osredotočamo le na pomnjenje in deklarativno znanje, zanemarjamo pa procesne in odnosne cilje. V predstavljeni učni uri pa je poudarek na ozaveščanju odnosa do totalitarnih sistemov in na občutenju krivic do Judov v času nacizma. Izvedba učne ure omogoča vživljanje učencev v položaj judovskih otrok pred nastopom holokavsta, ko njihovo doživljanje še lahko primerjajo s svojim otroštvom. Nato se soočajo z vedno bolj diskriminatornimi situacijami, ki so jih Judje doživljali v času nacizma, od prihoda Hitlerja na oblast pa do življenja v koncentracijskih taboriščih. Resnične zgodbe, povzete iz dnevnikov judovskih otrok, se učencev dotaknejo in se jih zato še dolgo spominjajo. Učenci pa obenem pridobivajo spoštljiv odnos do judovskih otrok in občutijo krivice, ki so se jim dogajale, s tem pa postanejo kritični tudi do aktualnega dogajanja v družbi, saj se holokavst ne sme nikoli več ponoviti.
Abstract
Commemorating the Holocaust during History Class in Primary School
The article discusses how to efficiently present a difficult historical topic such as the Holocaust. During history class we too often focus only on retention and declarative knowledge, neglecting the procedural and relational objectives. The lesson presented focuses on raising the awareness of totalitarian systems and the sense of injustices perpetrated against Jews under Nazism. The lesson implementation enables pupils to identify with the situation of Jewish children prior to the Holocaust, when their experiences were still comparable to the pupils’ childhood. Then, they learn about the increasingly discriminatory situations experienced by Jews under Nazism, from Hitler’s rise to power to life in concentration camps. The true stories, taken from the diaries of Jewish children, make a lasting impression on pupils. Simultaneously, the pupils develop a respectful attitude towards Jewish children and feel the injustices they had suffered; in the process, they also become critical of current events, realizing that the Holocaust must never happen again.