My Own Two Hands, Singing for the Paperclip Lady

In 1998 eighth grade students at Whitwell Middle School began an after-school study of the Holocaust. The goal of this study was to teach students the importance of respecting different cultures as well as understanding the effects of intolerance. As the study progressed, the sheer number of Jews who were exterminated by the Nazis overwhelmed the students. Six million was a number that the students could not remotely grasp. The students asked Sandra Roberts and David Smith if they could collect something to help them understand the enormity of this extermination. The teachers told the students to ask permission of principal, Linda M. Hooper. She gave the students permission to begin a collection, IF, they could find something to collect that would have meaning to the project. After some research on the Internet, the students decided to collect paper clips because they discovered that paper clips were 1) invented by Norwegians and 2) that Norwegians wore them on their lapels as a silent protest against Nazi occupation in WWII.

Students at Elm Place School in Highland Park, Il were able to thank her Ms. Roberts for her work and for inspiring them to work to raise awareness in Darfur. The kids have their own project now, you can find out more about it and how you can help them at www.nssd112.org/elmplace/teachers/Levi/Levi.htm

Change the world with Your Own Two Hands!!!!

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[Mistiqe5212]

omg! i was there! (did anyone try to catch the floating pieces of cotton candy?)

[phoofeymonster96]

omg I go to elm place!!! but at the heck is this?

[Hawkmask]

Elm Place Middle school. i'm a seventh grader there

[gilber5482]

what is the name of this school?

[Hawkmask]

omg i was there! my friend asked her a question!!

[daylafaga472]

my school!

[South0Park]

dude, thats my old school! wow it was tacky back then...

[ecvlion]

lol... who videotaped this?