Today my 14 y/o daughter came home crying hysterically [View All]

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And, I'm trying to decide if I'm correct in my thinking or just being over-protective.

So, here's the deal - Honors English assignment - speeches/presentations on genocide.

Two very detailed films depicting the Holocaust were shown prior to the assignment. The assignment consisted of another 15+ presentations, with visuals/audio, of the events of the Holocaust (cremation, gassing/showers, body pits, etc.) over the next four days. One presentation on Darfur given in between.

Personally, I think this is too much to lay on 14 y/o's in the span of a few days. And, while I have discussed these events (and, other genocides - i.e., Native Americans, etc.) with my children - this really seemed to me, to be an ill advised way of presenting this information to middle schoolers.