Originally Posted by tankdriver

You read it wrong. He's compelling children to place significance on a specific minority's history.
It would not be unlike public schools forcing 10 year olds to choose a slave brought over to America, and commit to learning every aspect of that slave's life.

Now, slavery has had much less importance placed upon it than the Holocaust has and it would be nice if this generation were better able to relate to the history of slavery, but 10 year olds shouldn't be compelled by the government to do so.