Education Flashcards
What were the National Political Education Institutions (Napolas) and when did they open?
These were free boarding schools opened to train an elite group of boys as government administrators.
National Political Education Institutions opened on 20th April 1933.
The National Socialist Teachers League opened in April 1929, what was its significance?
In January 1933 it had 6,000 members.
A decree of 24th September 1935 meant the Nazis had full control over appointments and by 1937 it was impossible to get a job if you were not in this union - 97% of teachers joined it
It resulted in teaching becoming a less popular profession > in 1938 - 2,500 new teachers qualified and 8,000 vacancies opened up.
What were some of the changes made to subjects in schools from 1935?
There was an increase in sport for both sexes - 15% of the curriculum was sport.
History focused on creating a volksgemeinschaft - nationhood.
Textbooks became censored.
Booklets were printed to support the new curriculum.
Resources taught that Jews were behind all the problems of Germany.
Maths was filled with Nazi propaganda. E.g. Calculating how much money could be saved for marriage loans if keeping money for the mentally ill was ‘saved’
What were the different Youth Movements Hitler set up?
Boys joined Pimpef (Little Folk) at the age of 6 > Then Jungvolk (Youngsters) at the age of 10 > And then the Hitler Jungend (Hitler Youth) aged 14-18
Girls joined the Jungmadel (Young Girls) aged 10 > Glaube und Schoneit (Faith and Beauty) aged 17-20
Anyone within this groups was expected to report anything their teachers or family did that was against Nazi teachings.
What did the policy of Gleichschaltung mean?
It meant that Nazis wanted tight control over culture as well as education > They censored unacceptable culture and created one of their own.
What were Kulturräger?
‘Culture Bearers’ - this is how Nazi propaganda described the Germans, who they claim had been ‘corrupted’ by the over-intellectual, Jewish-led culture of Weimar Germany.
