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Just what were the ghettos like in Czechoslovakia after the Nazis took over the country. They were obviously cramped, imagine twelve or sixteen people sharing a space that was built for four. See the garbage gathering in the streets and the sewage running down the road. Let yourself sense the smell. Ugh!!

Unfortunately, we don't have to go back to the ghettos of Eastern Europe to find a place that fits this description. When was the last time that you talked about the Iraqi child who doesn't know where he's going to get his next meal from? What about the inner city Washington, D.C. kid, who lives a few miles from the White House.

How can we actually motivate our students to think about the smaller details in human society? How can we get them to think about individuals?

You might ask them to pretend that they are one of these kids and write a journal entry describing their life. Tell them that it must be a complete page. What kind of a school do these kids go to? What are their greatest fears? What about their greatest thrills?

Just a thought!!