The humanities can be subject to the same kind of scientific inquiry as sciences. They are different but equally rigorous. In concluding, I would like to reiterate a fundamental conviction. Without reprofessionalization of the teachers in our elementary and secondary schools, we will not succeed in reforming our school systems. Teachers, their education, their knowledge, their experience are essential to insure the future of our society.
Teaching is the noblest of the noble professions.
After all it is to our teachers that we trust our most valuable possessions our children, hence our future. Thank you for being teachers. Thank you for being teachers of history. Thank you for your efforts to connect our children with the past and hence build hope for the future.