ABSTRACT
Teaching about the history of the Armenian Genocide can and should reveal precious lessons about the kind of society that is built on the rule of law and human dignity. Many teachers choose to teach the Armenian Genocide because it provides a "safe" distance from those questions, which reverberate so powerfully in our world. Teachers need engaging content, powerful resources, and quality professional development, all of which are integral components of the Facing History and Ourselves rationale for teaching and learning about the Armenian Genocide. Learning about the Armenian Genocide as Facing History and Ourselves has articulated in its rationale for teaching about the Holocaust, can be education for democracy. Ultimately, this is the essential question and the rationale for teaching the Armenian Genocide. In Facing History and Ourselves classes about the Armenian Genocide, as students navigate between past and present, they can learn to make a distinction between blame and responsibility.
