The CanWest newspapers on Saturday carried a story about a survey of Canadian attitudes to different sources of information about the past. The survey, which was conducted by a team lead by Peter Seixas of the University of British Columbia, found that teachers were considered less trustworthy than “museums, historical sites, books and even family stories” as sources of information about the past.
I’m not certain what the significance of this survey finding is. I would be interested to know what others think.
For a summary of the survey’s findings, click here.
The Past Speaks 
Having met a high school history teacher who was a Geography major and didn’t know who Lee Harvey Oswald was, I am not surprised. But of course, that’s American history, right?
Lee Harvey Oswald– founded Harvey’s the hamburger chain.