participate together though, they did do very much of the same things. The boys played War games, and often started brawls, which was not discouraged because the Nazis believed it was toughing up the youth. The only problem Schirach was running into was that he could not find enough qualified people to be Youth leaders. Schirach could not fill the positions because the youth movement was growing so fast. In just one year the population burst from one hundred thousand to 3.5 million. To solve the problem Schirach came up with Reichsfuhrer(leadership) schools. These schools were actually three-week cram courses, that although brought down the level of education for the youth movement, they were accepted because of lack of people. In 1934 Schirach declared it to be "The Year of Training," and told the youth that they were not just a group of kids marching in together, they are all individual soldiers with their own ideas, to motivate the kids. The kids learned vocational training, and in October were sent to the country to harvest the crops. This was to show them the value of hard manual labor, and how it pays off.1935 was "The Year of Physical Training," the Hitler youth had rigorous sport competitions and gladiator like fitness standards. Hitler felt that his youth should have more of a strong character and look more physically healthy, than to be well educated in the classroom. Hitler wanted his youth to feel that they are better than others are, and be proud to be Germans. While also being able to lay down their lives for their country.When in the classroom the teachers taught their curriculum to emphasize Nazi themes and history. In every classroom hung a portrait of Hitler and some of the students even prayed to him. The curriculum even included how to spot a Jew, and if there was a Jew in the classroom the teacher would bring him to the front of the class and use a pointer to point out these features.As the years progressed the You...
