Introduction

Facing History and Ourselves is a class offered at the high school that teaches us to deal with societal issues using the Holocaust as a case study to understand how things like bias, prejudice, and racism could lead to the greatest crime the world has ever seen. We do this by mostly reading articles and watching films on the topic and then blogging about it afterwards. It’s a very student driven class because Mr. Gallagher, the teacher, doesn’t give you homework or ask you to stay in the class if your mind is elsewhere. You’re only homework is to blog and if you have things that are preoccupying you like a test or a project; you can talk to him about going to the library to study. This is because the class is only effective when you can put your complete attention in it. I decided to take this class because history has always interested me. I have enjoyed all my history classes in high school, and now that I was a junior and could sign up for history electives, a lot of people suggested that I take this class. They all regarded the class very highly and they all enjoyed it very much. So taking their advice, I signed up for the class.  I wasn’t particularly interested in learning about the Holocaust itself, but as the class went by, I became highly interested in it. I am a junior in Westborough High School, and history really interests me. I was born in New York City and I moved to Westborough when I was in 8^th grade.