Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Education for Death

You started with the Warm-Up Question...
WQ: What is the purpose of public education?

We started with a brief slideshow about how the US Govt contracted Hollywood studioes to produce films during WWI:
 - Instructional videos
 - Cartoons (supporting the war - propaganda)
 - Short Films

We asked you to watch Disney's 1943 cartoon, "Education for Death" which is a 10-minute masterpiece that Disney had locked away in their vault for decades due to its mature theme (Nazi Education) and the fear that some might misinterpret or even edit for evil purposes.

AFTER viewing, we asked you to:
list 3 images/words that struck you as powerful (Hitler, Rabbit/Fox, Gravestones)
Cite at least one part that Hitler would have liked (Classroom Scene)
Cite at least one part that Hitler would have cut out (Beginning & End)
What minimum age should be required before viewing it? (most agreed it is fine for middle school - some believed younger)

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