Do you agree with South Carolina proposal to cut Holocaust education spending?

Question

http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/national/south_carolina_set_cut_holocaust_education_funding South Carolina's superintendent of education has recommended cutting Holocaust education funding to help make up a significant budget deficit.
The $31,000 to the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust for Holocaust education programming is part of $71 million in cuts proposed by Superintendent Mick Zais.The Holocaust is a volunteer group dedicated to educating communities statewide on the Holocaust. None of its money goes to overhead or administrative costs. It funds programs such as a week-long training for teachers in the summer as well as shorter workshops throughout the year; field trips for students to Holocaust exhibits; speakers and exhibits for the public; and books and classroom materials.

Read more: http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/02/09/1970363/holocaust-education-evades-cut.html#ixzz1DzPgzjSP

Answer 1

No I do not agree on any cuts on Holocaust education. It is arguably one of the most horrific and important events in history. Kids need to not only know this but know the extent of the brutality committed by the Nazis.

Answer 2

I don't think 31 thousand dollars is a budget buster, so I would say leave this program alone.



How important is holocaust education? Opinions likely vary quite a bit on it. Certainly it should be part of any history education program covering the 20th Century and especially World War II but I would say it is not as important as the basic skills that should be taught in school.



People should learn about the holocaust, but not at the expense of math and language arts and essential elements of education. A well-rounded curriculum should include history, social science and political science and holocaust education belongs somewhere in these, along with race relations and other aspects of social education.



To my knowledge I never was formally educated on the holocaust, but I am well aware of it, including details far beyond what is taught in schools. The reason is that I was interested in it, therefore I learned about it. To my knowledge not a dime of public money was spent to make me aware of the holocaust, but I bought books and read them and still have some of them.

Answer 3

I see no reason that holocaust education needs it's own budget.That having been said, it belongs in the curriculum.



One of the problems with education today is that every special interest wants special funding for special education. does the holocaust deserve to be it's own subject? NO! it deserves to be taught as part of modern world history. Period! South Carolina needs to do what all government agencies must do: figure out how to do with less, and no one wants the axe to fall on their pet project.Demoncrats and the state-run drive-by media would like to make hay out of this budget decision by painting the South Carolina Republicans as racially insensitive. BEE ESS!



A man named Hitler tried to take over the world and rid it of Jews. A Palestinian (called a Philistine back then) named Goliath tried the same thing about 3500 years earlier. They both (and many more in between) failed.

Answer 4

I do not, people of all backgrounds should know about the Holocaust and why it was wrong.