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Education Policy Comparison between Mao and Hitler:
Under any single party state leader, the education policies implemented in his country will be altered. However, the extent of alteration in the education system of whatever nation depends on the leader. With their rise in power, both Mao and Hitler altered their education policies to fit their societal reforms. However, Mao’s utilization of reforms in education policies was much different than those of Hitler’s.
 * Education policies are important in single party states because leaders can utilize and manipulate the education systems of their countries to gather support for their political campaigns

Mao

 * Absence of any education policy to better students


 * Completely destroyed the educational system in China depriving students of proper educations
 * “The Cultural Revolution was based on the belief that school should be simpler, and the more books a person read, the more unintelligent they become"
 * Used the Cultural Revolution as a catalyst to transform Chinese society to be uneducated and unread.
 * Education system was destroyed, high learning institutes were closed, and teachers were attacked


 * Students were sent to the farmlands to perform labor


 * “It is necessary for intellectual students to go the countryside and be re-educated by poor or average peasants.”- Mao


 * Sixteen million students were transferred into the rural areas of China.

Hitler

 * Altered the education system of Germany to produce and “brainwash” students to become loyal Nazis


 * Utilized and manipulated the education policies of Germany to his benefit in promoting the Nazi beliefs in Germany’s youth


 * Created after school activities called Hitler Youth to promote Nazi propaganda


 * All teachers had to be critically examined by Nazi officials to make sure they were teaching the proper concepts and to make sure they were loyal teachers


 * Subjects in school were altered to fit Nazism especially History and Biology
 * History
 * History was taught in an approach to students that glorified Germany’s past and was extremely nationalistic.
 * Previous Germany defeats were taught in a way to students that altered the history making it look like Germany was never at fault.
 * Biology
 * Used in the classroom to teach students the genetic superiority of races over other races, known as Racial Instruction.


 * “No boy or girl should leave school without complete knowledge of the necessity and meaning of blood purity”- Hitler


 * Used all the subject areas taught to students to exemplify the superiority of Germany and instill nationalism in Germany’s youth.


 * Created special schools for children who were considered “special” and thrived above the average German child. These children were sent to Adolf Hitler Schools and were taught to become future leaders of Germany. The children considered most talented were sent to Order Castles


 * Schools discriminated against Jewish children

Comparision
 * Both Mao and Hitler manipulated and utilized education policies to instill their beliefs into a young generation of loyal followers.
 * However, Mao completely destroyed the education system in China during the Cultural Revolution while Hitler transformed the education system in Germany to generate devoted citizens to his political policies.