Through the first half of this school year, Poughkeepsie High School students in Ashalet Gooden’s Holocaust Literature course took a deep dive into one of history’s most horrific and impactful moments, through analysis of novels, short stories, poems and other accounts.
With the course now complete, the students recently put an exclamation point on their experience with a trip to interact with history directly.
Fifty students, along with Gooden and other chaperones, took a day trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. on Feb. 6.
“This trip was a powerful way to reinforce the learning that took place in class,” Gooden said. “Experiential learning of this kind supports diverse learning styles and promotes deeper comprehension beyond the classroom.”
Students participated in a guided tour of the museum aligned with their coursework, examining primary source documents, photographs and artifacts.
“By engaging d...
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