Improving Human Rights and Genocide Studies in the American High School Classroom
| Author | Timothy J. Walz |
|---|---|
| Published | December 2001 |
| Format | Research paper |
TL;DR — Tim Walz’s 2001 master’s paper at Minnesota State, Mankato, arguing that the Holocaust should be taught within a wider study of genocide and human rights.
An “alternate plan paper” — submitted in place of a thesis — for a Master of Science in Experiential Education at Minnesota State University, Mankato, December 2001, by Timothy J. Walz, then a high-school teacher in Mankato and later governor of Minnesota.
The paper accepts that the Holocaust is taught almost everywhere in American high schools but questions the outcome, arguing that it should be taught in the context of genocide and human-rights abuses worldwide so students learn the causes. It has a literature review (historical and current focus), a sample unit for teaching genocide, and appendices from his school district’s social-studies curriculum. This copy is a scan with typed pages and signatures on the approval page.
What it is: a short master’s-level student paper; of interest mainly because of its author’s later public career.
Where this came from
- A copy saved in October 2026.
25 pages. A PDF copy is held in Kyle’s private archive; it is not linked or shared here.