The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers will answer those questions first-hand this coming June 5-11 for twenty-five specially selected education students, known as Warren Fellows. Two of those students, Effie Baeza and Barbara Baker, are seniors from Texas A&M University-San Antonio. They will travel to the Holocaust Museum Houston for a week-long immersion program, where eminent Holocaust and genocide scholars and museum staff provide educational and outreach opportunities, including the opportunity to meet and work with Holocaust survivors, like Naomi Warren who survived two Nazi camps.
Education major Barbara Baker, a senior wants to be a sixth grade social studies teacher. She is certified in international studies and says she looks forward to strengthening her ability to teach love and appreciation through humanities, civil rights and culture. The Holocaust left its mark in her own family history.
“I have a deep personal interest in the Holocaust. My grandparents and great-grandparents were Hungarian immigrants who came to the U.S. to escape persecution,” explained Baker. “They changed their last name and began sending for their other family members.”
Effie Baeza is a student of bilingual and special education. She said that special education children have a right to the same knowledge as other students, and often have a keen understanding and awareness of culture. People with learning disabilities are usually very aware of persecution directed at those who are considered different.
“One person can breed hate and it will spread like wildfire,” Baeza said. She told The Mesquite that she is looking forward to the opportunity to raise awareness in schools by introducing the subject to all of her students.
Education major Barbara Baker, a senior wants to be a sixth grade social studies teacher. She is certified in international studies and says she looks forward to strengthening her ability to teach love and appreciation through humanities, civil rights and culture. The Holocaust left its mark in her own family history.
“I have a deep personal interest in the Holocaust. My grandparents and great-grandparents were Hungarian immigrants who came to the U.S. to escape persecution,” explained Baker. “They changed their last name and began sending for their other family members.”
Effie Baeza is a student of bilingual and special education. She said that special education children have a right to the same knowledge as other students, and often have a keen understanding and awareness of culture. People with learning disabilities are usually very aware of persecution directed at those who are considered different.
“One person can breed hate and it will spread like wildfire,” Baeza said. She told The Mesquite that she is looking forward to the opportunity to raise awareness in schools by introducing the subject to all of her students.
2007 Warren Faculty Fellow, and Texas A&M-San Antonio professor of education and kinesiology, Robin Kapavik, encourages her students to apply for the program. Since 2008, one to two TAMU-SA students have received this honor each summer.
Effie Baeza and Barbara Baker, Texas A&M University-San Antonio Seniors
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