An Adolf Hitler-themed question-and-answer assignment given to students at a private school in Atlanta has sparked outrage among parents over its suspected antisemitic nature.
Eighth-grade students at the Mount Vernon School in Atlanta were given a series of questions asking them to rate some of the characteristics of Adolf Hitler — the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, whose antisemitic ideology fueled the Holocaust — as a leader, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
One question posed to students asked, “According to the Mount Vernon Mindset rubric, how would you rate Adolf Hitler as a ‘solution seeker’?” Students at the Mount Vernon School in Atlanta were given a series of questions asking them to rate some of Adolf Hitler’s characteristics as a leader. FOX 5 Atlanta
A second question asked how students would “rate Adolf Hitler as an ethical decision-maker?”
For both questions, the students were given the option of selecting “Lacks Evidence,” “Approaching Expectations,” “Meets Expectations” or “Exceeds Expectations” to describe the ruthless dictator.
The bizarre questions ignited outrage among parents — many of whom were concerned the queries were antisemitic by nature, according to the outlet.
Students at the private school also had issues with the questions, with one telling the outlet the assignment was “troubling” and could be seen as glorifying the warmongering totalitarian leader.
“Obviously, that looks horrible in the current context,” another student told the outlet. “Knowing Mount Vernon, we do things a little odd around here.”
The student added that the school is known to “try to think outside the box” but shared that “oftentimes that doesn’t work.”
Several former students told Fox 5 that those questions weren’t given to them during eighth grade.
While many parents and students were shaken over the assignment, one student believes the school attempted to pose a historically provocative question that required students to use their critical thinking skills.
“I can definitely see why they’d be upset, but overall, I think it’s important to look at both sides of the coin in every situation, and I think it’s important to be able to compare and contrast everything that’s happened in our world history, whether it’s been good or bad,” said the student.
The bizarre questions ignited outrage among parents — many of whom were concerned the queries were antisemitic. FOX 5 Atlanta
The school has since removed the questions from its curriculum. FOX 5 Atlanta
Upon learning the phrasing of the questions in the assignment, Mount Vernon officials said they had removed it from the school’s curriculum.
The principal of Mount Vernon, Kristy Lundstrom, wrote in a statement that the assignment was “an exploration of World War II designed to boost student knowledge of factual events and understand the manipulation of fear leveraged by Adolf Hitler in connection to the Treaty of Versailles.”
“Immediately following this incident, I met with the School’s Chief of Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, and Action, Head of Middle School, and a concerned Rabbi and friend of the School who shared the perspective of some of our families and supported us in a thorough review of the assignment and community impact.”
“Adolf Hitler and the events of the time period are difficult and traumatic to discuss.”
The private school, about 16 miles outside downtown Atlanta, is a “co-educational day school for more than 1200 students in Preschool through Grade 12,” according to the institution’s website.
“We are a school of inquiry, innovation, and impact. Grounded in Christian values, we prepare all students to be college ready, globally competitive, and engaged citizen leaders,” its mission statement reads. source
Brethren, I want to apologize for not posting as many articles as I usually do. I have been feeling down and somewhat depressed.
I knew that the world was in for some rough times, but I must admit that I didn’t consider a potential world-wide Holocaust.
I am trying very hard to get my emotions in check. As Tim said to me this morning – “Just post the truth. Just make sure that our brothers and sisters in Christ know what is happening in this sin-sick world.
14 thoughts on “8th-Graders Given Hitler-themed Assignment to Rate Nazi Monster as a ‘Solution Seeker,’ ‘Ethical Decision-maker’”
These people are sick-sick-sick. Thank God I don’t have kids.
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What is troubling is that this private school claims to promote Christian values and has a DEI inquisitor. Parents need to be involved like in Chino Hills or provide real Christian homeschooling.
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We can only pray. In my younger years, I was a Christian activist. Our kids were in school and I was alway up at school when I needed to be. I also wrote letters to the editor which were almost always published. They were published because the editors of the papers loved the backlash and rebuttals to anything I wrote. It stirred things up.
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Everyday I look forward to reading your articles because you are lead by our Lord Jesus. You have been such a blessing for me in so many ways -you don’t need to apologize for not posting as much. I am thankful to our Heavenly Father for your posts. Yeshua is coming soon
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Kelly – you have encouraged me so much – it’s difficult to put it into words. Thank you for your words and for saying that you do look forward to the posts! God bless you!
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Thank you for all that you do. I’m so sorry you’re struggling.
I’ll be praying ☺️🙏🏼
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Thank you for praying. It’s the most wonderful thing that we can do for one another!
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I’d be interested in how this turns out. Sounds like a prep school for Columbia. Glad it’s getting covered in the truthful media.
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I’m glad too!
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HOME SCHOOL NOW!! quit GROOMING our CHILDREN NOW!!
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Geri we all appreciate you so much! You deserve to take a few days off. To sit in a green pasture beside still waters, draw close to your Lord. Be still and know that He is God. He renews and refreshes us and we certainly need that. You are a blessing to us! Thank-you
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Thank you, sweet sis 🙂
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More mealy-mouthed cant from a sick school! And what about getting the students to actually use their brains and write a proper essay on the subject, rather than ticking goon-boxes on a computer screen. They would learn a lot more that way, and perhaps even become adept at thinking — even Hitler could do that, though his mind processes were badly bent!
I suppose I might have guessed that was they way schools work now — do they even have books!? And certainly the leftie sound of their daft talk is no surprise, however. Christian, eh!? Mmmmmm….. I wonder…….
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I wonder too……
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These people are sick-sick-sick. Thank God I don’t have kids.
What is troubling is that this private school claims to promote Christian values and has a DEI inquisitor. Parents need to be involved like in Chino Hills or provide real Christian homeschooling.
We can only pray. In my younger years, I was a Christian activist. Our kids were in school and I was alway up at school when I needed to be. I also wrote letters to the editor which were almost always published. They were published because the editors of the papers loved the backlash and rebuttals to anything I wrote. It stirred things up.
Everyday I look forward to reading your articles because you are lead by our Lord Jesus. You have been such a blessing for me in so many ways -you don’t need to apologize for not posting as much. I am thankful to our Heavenly Father for your posts. Yeshua is coming soon
Kelly – you have encouraged me so much – it’s difficult to put it into words. Thank you for your words and for saying that you do look forward to the posts! God bless you!
Thank you for all that you do. I’m so sorry you’re struggling.
I’ll be praying ☺️🙏🏼
Thank you for praying. It’s the most wonderful thing that we can do for one another!
I’d be interested in how this turns out. Sounds like a prep school for Columbia. Glad it’s getting covered in the truthful media.
I’m glad too!
HOME SCHOOL NOW!! quit GROOMING our CHILDREN NOW!!
Geri we all appreciate you so much! You deserve to take a few days off. To sit in a green pasture beside still waters, draw close to your Lord. Be still and know that He is God. He renews and refreshes us and we certainly need that. You are a blessing to us! Thank-you
Thank you, sweet sis 🙂
More mealy-mouthed cant from a sick school! And what about getting the students to actually use their brains and write a proper essay on the subject, rather than ticking goon-boxes on a computer screen. They would learn a lot more that way, and perhaps even become adept at thinking — even Hitler could do that, though his mind processes were badly bent!
I suppose I might have guessed that was they way schools work now — do they even have books!? And certainly the leftie sound of their daft talk is no surprise, however. Christian, eh!? Mmmmmm….. I wonder…….
I wonder too……