The Tale of George Atzerodt

[RJNorton]

I taught 13/14 year-olds (8th grade). For the last several years of my teaching career I was required by Illinois state law to teach a unit on the Holocaust. The principal also assigned me the task of writing letters to the parents of all the students indicating a student could opt out of the unit (and go to the library rather than attend class). Each year I had a few students/parents who preferred this. But I also had a few students begin by staying in class but after a few days deciding to opt out. IMO there is a wide variance in student readiness; some are ready for certain topics at an earlier age than others.