School
In the course of time the Second World War (1939-1945) became increasingly noticeable in the day-to-day life of school. The timetable contained not only the usual subjects but also activities designed to support the ‘totaler Krieg’ (all-out war), for example donations were collected for the soldiers at the Front.
Additionally, schoolchildren were employed as workers to dig potatoes, to hatchel flax for linen and even to look for incendiary devices in the forest as these could cause a forest fire if left in strong sunlight. Daily life at school became increasingly ‘disordered’ because of the many air raid warnings and the consequent sojourns in air raid shelters.
Later, schools in the big cities were closed down and the children evacuated. People from the cities arrived with their children and so the number of children in classes at country schools increased continuously. Many of these children were nearly starving and their country classmates took it in turns to bring them sandwiches.
Because of the lack of teaching materials (there were no textbooks and no exercise books) much time was spent dictating what was to be learnt. Increasingly, the older boys and teachers disappeared from school; they were deployed as flak assistants, sent to do military service or put on civil defence or similar duties.
Finally lessons had to be given up altogether; school did not begin again until 1946…From a conversation with Hitler:
“My concept of schooling is hard. Weakness must be hammered into the ground. (...) A generation of young people will arise to strike fear into the hearts of the peoples of the world. I demand violent, fearless, cruel youth.”
“I want no intellectual education. Knowledge corrupts youth.”
In the course of time the Second World War (1939-1945) became increasingly noticeable in the day-to-day life of school. The timetable contained not only the usual subjects but also activities designed to support the ‘totaler Krieg’ (all-out war), for example donations were collected for the soldiers at the Front.
Additionally, schoolchildren were employed as workers to dig potatoes, to hatchel flax for linen and even to look for incendiary devices in the forest as these could cause a forest fire if left in strong sunlight. Daily life at school became increasingly ‘disordered’ because of the many air raid warnings and the consequent sojourns in air raid shelters.
Later, schools in the big cities were closed down and the children evacuated. People from the cities arrived with their children and so the number of children in classes at country schools increased continuously. Many of these children were nearly starving and their country classmates took it in turns to bring them sandwiches.
Because of the lack of teaching materials (there were no textbooks and no exercise books) much time was spent dictating what was to be learnt. Increasingly, the older boys and teachers disappeared from school; they were deployed as flak assistants, sent to do military service or put on civil defence or similar duties.
Finally lessons had to be given up altogether; school did not begin again until 1946…From a conversation with Hitler:
“My concept of schooling is hard. Weakness must be hammered into the ground. (...) A generation of young people will arise to strike fear into the hearts of the peoples of the world. I demand violent, fearless, cruel youth.”
“I want no intellectual education. Knowledge corrupts youth.”
SCHOOL
Au bout d’un certain moment, les effets de la 2°guerre mondiale (1939-1945) sont devenus de plus en plus apparent dans la vie de l’école. L’emploi du temps ne contenait pas toutes les matières habituelles mais aussi les activités conçues pour soutenir l’effort de guerre,par exemple les donations étaient collectées par les soldats au front.
En plus, les écoliers étaient employés comme ouvriers de fouille de pommes de terre, pour préparer le lin textile pour la toile et même pour chercher les dispositifs incendiaires vers la forêt, ces derniers pouvaient causer un feu de forêt si elles étaient exposées à une forte lumière de soleil. La vie quotidienne à l’école devenait de plus en plus « désordonnée » car il y avait de nombreux avertissements de bombardements aériens et les séjours conséquents dans les abris de secours
Plus tard les écoles dans les grandes villes étaient fermées et les enfants ont évacué. Les gens des villes sont arrivés avec leurs enfants et donc le nombre d’enfants dans les écoles de campagne a augmenté sans interruption. Beaucoup de ces enfants meurent de faim et leurs camarades de classe des campagnes leur apporter des sandwichs.
Parce que le manque de matériel didactique (il n’y avait pas de livres ni de cahiers) beaucoup de temps étaient dépensés à la dictée qui était à apprendre. De plus en plus, les garçons les plus vieux et les professeurs ont disparus de l’école ; ils ont été déployés comme aides de feu antiaérien envoyés pour faire le service militaire ou pour mettre dessus la défense civile ou les fonctions semblables.
Finalement, les leçons devaient être abandonnées. L’école n’a pas recommencé jusqu’en 1946.Une conversation avec Hitler
« Mon concept d’instruire est dur. La faiblesse doit être martelée dans le sol (…) Une génération de jeunes gens surgira pour frapper la crainte dans les cœurs des gens du monde. J’exige la jeunesse violente, courageuse, cruelle. »
« Je veux une éducation non intellectuelle. La connaissance corrompt la jeunesse. »