The general aim of this guide is to make sure that students are equipped to build a better local and global society. To prevent genocide,
we need to do more than “remember the names of the genocides”: we need to develop an understanding of this complex phenomenon
Therefore, teaching about genocide is not an easy task. Certain concerns prevent teachers from tackling this sensitive issue head-on:
concerns about the students’ reaction to the crimes they will learn about, the racism and hatred expressed in them, and so forth. For many teachers, teaching about genocide is a “sensitive issue” (Hirsch and Moisan, 2022) that meets four specific criteria