THE CONTROVERSY AROUND APARTHEID – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE

HISTORY TEACHER

THINKING ALOUD

The British had SlaveryThe Germans had NazismThe Americans had Segregation

South Africa had Apartheid

F.W DE KLERK AND PROF GILIOMEE

In his column, Jan-Jan Joubert, political journalist of Rapport accused Prof Giliomee of “glorifying” of Apartheid.

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emotionalism!

"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encounteredheart-breaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats." B.C. Forbes

APARTHEID’S MUSEUM…

To what extent should a society (SA) remember or forget its past? Does History education have a role to play in peace and reconciliation? Can it become a vehicle for teaching the values and skills of democracy?

CHANGE AGENTS?

Teachers in post-conflict societies are expected to teach new attitudes and values. However, our identities have been shaped by our particular experiences under Apartheid and without …..???, we will struggle to be the transformative agents that the new (SA) society demands we become.

APARTHEID

1. Engage History teachers with personal legacies of apartheid2. Challenge History teachers to teach a difficult past through understanding their own apartheid experience,3. Encourage students to become caring and committed citizens of the new South African democracy.

ELASTOPLAST?

…we still struggle to find closure on many issues related to the past. This is in part because the wounds are still raw. It is also because we have difficulty acknowledging the depths of our trauma. (Mamphele Ramphele, 2008)

APPEAL FOR A VERDICT

Failure to achieve consensus on the hurt of Apartheid spells defeat for our country and our beloved subject”

DANKIETHANK YOU

ENKOSI