You’re correct, it is a product of the public ed system. Anecdotal case in point - I homeschooled three kids until finances dictated otherwise. My son went to D.C. yesterday as part of a school trip, visit included the holocaust museum. He came home and lamented the fact that he was the only one who knew the facts before crossing the threshold. Not the first time one of my kids have come home and told me that they are very different in knowledge, specific to this subject as well as generally historic.
A lack of knowledge or a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, or at least it handicaps you from getting ahead in the world.
Your son went prepared and understood what he saw. Good job of parenting and educating.
Hope he continues to set a good example for his fellow classmates.
I’m not sure how, movies?, or probably my daughters read “The Diary of Anne Frank” - but they knew about the Holocaust at a young age - sixth grade???
I recall one of them gave a report on it and a bunch of the kids were saying there was no way it was true. “You can’t just murder 14 million people!” Etc. (Granted they were 6th or 7th graders.) The teacher obviously back up my daughter.
In later years in school they learned a lot about it.
We visited D.C. and spent about 6 hours at the Holocaust museum - my 18 year-old daughters (twins) wanted more time!
I think that a lot of the trouble with public education is when the parents aren’t involved at all. Yes they push their liberal crap, and I even thought some of the Holocaust/ NAZI Germany stuff came across as some sort of liberal re-education thing. Maybe it was, and we are seeing their fruits now with so many people saying how Trump is “just like Hitler”.