Abitur

classroom. According to a 2007 report done by the International Task Force for Holocaust Education, in Germany the Holocaust can be taught as early as the age of 10, but in the majority of schools all students will be formally presented with the history of National Socialism in the context of 20th century history at the age of 14 or 15 (grades 9-10). Looking only at Holocaust education in the context of history lessons, there are typically 16-20 lessons dedicated to the National Socialist time period in history which equates to about 8-10 hours in total spent in class discussing the time period. This is relatively small amount of time spent learning the material, especially if the student does not attend Gymnasium since students who pass the Abitur exam will receive a more formal presentation of German history in the twentieth century again during their final two years of schooling (12th and 13th grade). Although it is rare that a student will only be taught about the Holocaust during these 8-10 hours, as the Holocaust is often taught in many other disciplines such as…

Unlike the American education system, homeschooling in Germany is extremely illegal- every student is required to attend a school. Internat, or boarding schools and private schools are popular and most end with the Abitur. Special needs students in the American education system usually attend public schools; however they attend separate classes from the other students. In the German education system, special needs students go to a whole other school altogether. Depending on their needs, they…

For triangulation purposes, I will collect quantitative data from Abitur test results and NEPS longitudinal data to support and compare to the qualitative findings. This research study will be supported by theoretical developments in literature from psychological and educational sciences. Participants Teachers and their secondary school students: I intend to interview and observe willing teachers in secondary schools in the Bamberg/Nuremberg area and students who take their classes. Through…

Hans Magnus Enzensberger was born in the 11th of November 1929 in Kaufbeuren, in the German Bavaria and he is the oldest of four boys. He is a German author, poet, translator and editor that witnessed the rise and fall of the Third Reich and went through the GDR reality during the Cold War. He grew up in a middle-class home in Nuremberg, where he moved with his family when he was very young. He attended high school from 1942 to 1945, but in 1945 he was inducted into the Volkssturm militia. He…

into politics from his experiences in education, office, politics, and military. Gustav Stresemann was born May 10, 1878 in Berlin, Germany. His father, Ernest Stresemann, was a Berlin innkeeper and beer distributor.. Since he was little he helped out with the family business. Out of five children, he was the only child who was able to go to high school and college. His family was is the lower middle class , but they had a good enough fund to give Gustav a high-quality education When he was in…

believes that they preserved all the written documents because during old ages most of the writings contained name of a God. Geisha not only had Jewish theological fragments but also pages from Quran were laying along the side of pages from bible. The reason that kept Cairo Genizah remain untouched for 1000 years was the myth that Cairo Genizah was gurded by a Sanke and it will take a life of who would entered into Ganezah” Cairo Ganezah contained great collection of telling…