Teacher tells middle school students to compare Hitler, George W. Bush
A sixth-grade teacher at a Washington, D.C., middle school is in deep water after assigning students to make comparisons between former president George W. Bush and Adolf Hitler in a class project, according to USA Today.
According to local media, the educator at McKinley Middle School sent students home with a Venn diagram with instructions to compare and contrast Hitler and Bush, stating that “both men abused their powers.”
The assignment prompted complaints from at least one parent, who said that it showed disrespect for the office of the president, according to WRC-TV.
A copy of the assignment, made by the parent and posted on social media, instructs students to draw examples from two texts they were assigned and to fill in a Venn diagram with similarities and differences between the two men.
Former President George W. Bush signs a copy of his book “Decision Points” at a store near his Dallas home in 2010. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE