Introduction to Facing History and Ourselves

The Facing History and Ourselves course is a class that can be taken at Westborough High School. It is a class that takes you through a journey of learning more about yourself.  It reflects on many events that have occurred in our History, such as the Holocaust. These events like the Holocaust are discussed in depth, and the events that took place are witnessed through films, documentaries, articles, and class discussions. Nothing is left out and every detail about such event is incorporated into the class. After most exercises or films, the class is to blog about their thoughts and what they have learned. I took this class because I am a huge fan of all the history courses and electives available at Westborough High.  I had heard many great things about the class and have only heard it as being rewarding and something that I must take. I am open to learning new things and feel that there is always an opportunity to learn something new in everything that I involve myself in.  Taking Facing History has helped me learn who I am as person by placing me in the shoes of others and learning about decision making. Before entering the class, I had a huge interest in learning about the Holocaust as I feel that it is important that everyone is educated on exactly what happened in this horrible mark in history. I was excited to take the class and was open to learning about myself more, especially since this was my last semester as a high school student. College is a journey about finding who you are as a person and this class provides a great opportunity to begin finding who you are as high school comes to an end.