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April 18, 2018

“genocide education including the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide during grades 8-12.”

Filed under: Holocaust, Language — furtherglory @ 3:30 pm

Remember the expression “throw Mama from the train a kiss”?

This expression was used for years to teach children in America how to speak English correctly. The above expression should be “throw a kiss from the train to Mama”.

Now read this recent news article: http://michiganradio.org/post/world-war-ii-generation-wanes-holocaust-education-grows-importance

The following quote is from the article:

He’s hopeful, though, that the next generation in Michigan will demonstrate a better understanding. In 2016, Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill at the Holocaust Museum that requires genocide education including the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide during grades 8-12.”

The above quote should read “Rick Snyder signed a bill that requires genocide education, including education  about the Armenian genocide, for students during grades 8 to 12.”