How do you tackle the most horrific event in history during your early years as a teacher? How is it possible to teach the historical facts of the Holocaust without your students getting “Holocaust fatigue”? How can a teacher choose which events to cover and which to leave out of their lessons on the Holocaust? These are but a few of the questions I asked myself during my NQT year.
Seeking both practical classroom advice and to expand my knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust, I enrolled in the Holocaust Educational Trust’s annual teacher training course at Yad Vashem in Israel. I could not have predicted the impact the course had on me.
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