Paper Clips
Paper Clips is a 2004 documentary.
Plot: A small middle school class in rural Tennessee begins a year-long project investigating and detailing the Holocaust during World War II. However, the project quickly takes root in the school and the community and becomes a life-changing lesson as they begin to interact with holocaust survivors and hear their tales. Deeply moved, the students decide to create a memorial to represent the 6 million Holocaust survivors. They do so using paper clips.
My Take: In a southern society where these kids are still exposed to racism from their elders on a daily basis, it was incredibly heart-warming to see them (and their teachers) come to grips with what that kind of hatred and fear can do to an entire race of people. The Holocaust project lives today in that same middle school class: each year a new group of students come in and continue the project. I highly recommend the documentary for educators and, really, everyone.
Plot: A small middle school class in rural Tennessee begins a year-long project investigating and detailing the Holocaust during World War II. However, the project quickly takes root in the school and the community and becomes a life-changing lesson as they begin to interact with holocaust survivors and hear their tales. Deeply moved, the students decide to create a memorial to represent the 6 million Holocaust survivors. They do so using paper clips.
My Take: In a southern society where these kids are still exposed to racism from their elders on a daily basis, it was incredibly heart-warming to see them (and their teachers) come to grips with what that kind of hatred and fear can do to an entire race of people. The Holocaust project lives today in that same middle school class: each year a new group of students come in and continue the project. I highly recommend the documentary for educators and, really, everyone.
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