“This book was about a teacher who is teaching his students about the holocaust. Some kids don't get what he is trying to teach them, so the teacher decides to show them. All the blond haired blue eyed students get special treatment, and the other kids get treated poorly. The experiment soon turns into a fad, and it is beggining to take over their school...”
Hunter D wrote this review Saturday, April 12, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“It's pretty creepy that these things can really happen. You read this book and feel like you're on the alert not to get too drawn in to things. ”
Emily K wrote this review Sunday, March 23, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Story based on a real experiment of a history teacher in Palo Alto. The book and movie are shocking.”
Monique wrote this review Thursday, February 14, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Een geschiedenisleraar behandelt het nazisme en de Tweede Wereldoorlog in de klas. De meeste leerlingen reageren lauwtjes. De leraar besluit tot een experiment, om te laten zien hoe bewegingen als het nazisme konden ontstaan en steeds weer kunnen opkomen. Zo ontstaat 'de golf', een actie die de hele school op zijn kop zet. De Golf is gebaseerd op een gebeurtenis die werkelijk heeft plaatsgevonden, in Amerika. Dat het waargebeurd is maakt dit boek zo speciaal. Je kan het bijna niet geloven dat mensen, jongeren zo gemanipuleerd kunnen worden! ”
Annie M wrote this review Sunday, February 3, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Shocking to see how easy people are to follow a leader "just because". ”
~* Kim *~ wrote this review Monday, January 28, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Didn't like it as much, as I read it in 7th grade in Germany, where the ati-Nazi indoctrination is so powerful that very soon you get quite sick of it. At the same time, today's examples of conformity and group pressure are being downplayed or ignored. ”
EmperorNorton wrote this review Thursday, September 2, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Nice read for high schoolers.”
turtle teacher wrote this review Saturday, October 20, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No