Professor Lisa Korteweg, Facutly of Education, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario
“The style of presentation and… emphasis on intellectual engagement and a critical discourse… gave my students the reason and event to explicitly locate their professional stance on these methodological (historical inquiry) and pedagogical/moral (teaching) issues. …[The] insistence that they do not reach consensus… allowed these pre-service teachers to start explicitly encountering their fear of “offending” anyone through their teaching of controversial issues (and there are very few topics in History or issues in Social Studies that are not controversial or politically loaded). Finally, this class presentation forced the pre-service teachers to examine their ethical/political stances as history teachers rather than reverting to endless relativism and wishy-washy attempts at consensus.”
“Really enjoyed the presentation and will use it again. I also find that the earlier it can be incorporated into a course, the better because it sets such a wonderful foundation for the complex issues that we engage with in the course — and it gets people fired up, which is what I love.” – Professor, Faculty of Education, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario
“This was one of the most valuable presentations I have attended in my education program.” – Angela Zito, Teacher-candidate, Nippising University, North Bay, Ontario
“Amazing questions and a great way to engage this class. I had never heard the opinions of some of my classmates before.” – Teacher-candidate, OISE/University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
