Education In Nazi Regime Flashcards
Who did the Nazis see as a valuable resource to the regime?
They saw the children as a valuable recourse that can be educated to become loyal Nazis. So In order to ensure this happened, they changed what was taught and who taught it.
What educational structures stayed the same under nazi rule and what was abolished?
The state school structure remained with the abolishment of private primary school education. However fee paying universities and secondary schools remained, however they emphasised more physical fitness
What was opened on the 20th April 1933
The Nazis opened three national political education institutions (Napolas), which were free boarding schools to train an elite group of boys as government administrators
What did the Nazis set up in April 1929?
A National Socialist Teachers League .
How many members did the NSLB have in January 1933
6,000
What law was introduced in April 1933 and what did it do?
The civil service law: and it purged undesirable teachers from teaching, such as Jewish teachers, as well as people from the civil service.
What allowed nazi is to control appointments?
Decree of 24th sept 1935
What happened if you weren’t in the teachers union?
It was almost impossible to get a job.
- 97% of teachers joined the union
What did the National Socialist Teachers League do?
It ran courses that teachers had to attend and absorb the information they were expected to teach. By 1938 - 2/3 of all teachers attended these courses
Why was teaching becoming less popular under the nazi regime?
Despite wanting to use the schools to indoctrinate children, the Nazis were anti intellectual so teachers were not shown much respect from the administration or the pupils. In 1938 there were 8000 teaching vacancies and only 2500 new teachers qualified.
What was the most important role of the school?
For nazi ideology to be taught and to enforce loyalty to Hitler and Germany. As well as much physical fitness and racial purity teaching.
What did the Nazis do to the school system to ensure that the children became loyal to Hitler and Germany?
They had to massively change the curriculum. 1935 onwards there was a stream of central directives that covered all years in education and all subjects. There was a 15% increase in sport in the curriculum. History was focused in creating a Volksgemeinschaft as well as being based on the glory of Germany as nationalism was essential.
What happened to some history textbooks?
Some textbooks were censored, some were burned, some multilated. Booklets were introduced to support the new ares of the curriculum such as booklets for race studies which explained how Aryan’s are the superior race and how Jews are the source of all evil
What was taught in biology?
Biology focused on race and eugenics and motherhood for girls
How did the Nazis change maths to help indoctrinate and act as propaganda to the children?
They had scenarios of nazi ideologies with math in them. For example, how much money could Germany save if we didn’t have to pay support for the mentally ill.
