A recent article in our local Montreal newspaper The Gazette dealt with private all-girls' schools, and the journalist claimed that these schools cater to the way girls learn, that is, in collaborative ways.
Feminist pedagogy has much to offer all people, male and female.
Living and learning in a community is about caring and about relationships. A sense of community, the nurturing of a positive, caring spirit in the classroom, school and neighborhood, and a push for democracy is where we ought all to be heading. The challenge is to find books of excellent calibre which will touch hearts and expand horizons, and will reflect come of the issues of concern to feminist educators. In an inspiring talk at the recent IRA conference in Toronto, Diane Stanley spoke about the image of Cleopatra as seductress through the ages, whereas the truth is that she led an army as massive as that of Alexander the Great, and had she triumphed, world history would have been drastically different. It is vital for us to hear from you, the classroom teachers and school and community librarians, who have had the opportunity to see which books resonate.