Paper Clips

Recently in our Educational Psychology class, we watched the movie "Paper Clips," a documentary covering the Holocaust project done by Whitwell Middle School in Tennessee. The movie was very well done and presented the story of Whitwell Middle School in a great way. I found the idea of the project very unique as well as a great experience for the students. As a future teacher it is great to hear of new techniques in getting students actively learning and interested in the subject matter.




One thing that I did wish the movie touched on was how they taught the unit of Holocaust. It was evident that the students collected paper clips to demonstrate the number of Jews killed, but we weren't shown how the students were taught. It was amazing to see the affect that the project had on some of the students and the community. The great thing about the Paper Clips project was that it not only got the students involved in learning, but guest speakers were held for the public, as well as the students, getting them involved in the lives of the students.