Approaching the Past - Silent Stones and Letters Home: Doing Soldier Biographies in the Classroom

The first Approaching the Past event in Fredericton was "Silent Stones and Letters Home: Doing Soldier Biographies in the Classroom." It took place on Monday, November 2 at 7pm at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. This was the first of a 5 lecture series which aims to bring together history educators in different fields to share and discuss approaches to teaching the First and Second World Wars in New Brunswick. It is hosted by The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society and sponsored by The History Education Network/Histoire et éducation en réseau (THEN/HiER). 

What does current research suggest? What is effective in the classroom? Where are the tensions and controversies? What perspectives should we take when teaching about war?

Dr. Alan Sears, Mark Perry, James Rowinski, and Diane MacLeod shared how they use the Lest We Forget program's soldier biography projects in middle school, high school, and post-secondary classrooms.

Watch the video here.