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Craig Findlay<\/p>\n
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En tant qu’enseignant de sciences sociales en Alberta depuis 33 ans, je n’ai jamais ressenti le poids de notre profession de mani\u00e8re aussi aigu\u00eb qu’aujourd’hui. La polarisation politique redessine nos communaut\u00e9s, une \u00ab \u00e8re de distraction \u00bb dispute l’attention de nos \u00e9l\u00e8ves, et la vague imminente de l’intelligence artificielle promet de bousculer fondamentalement nos perceptions et nos compr\u00e9hensions de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage. En ces temps incertains, o\u00f9 plusieurs d’entre nous \u00e9prouvent un sentiment de d\u00e9tresse morale alors que nous luttons pour pr\u00e9server et soutenir le projet fondateur de notre d\u00e9mocratie lib\u00e9rale, la Dr. Carla L. Peck et le Dr. Alan Sears lancent un appel \u00e0 l’action opportun avec\u00a0Rescuing Reason: How History Education Can Help Save Democracy.<\/em><\/p>\n Ce livre offre bien plus qu’un discours th\u00e9orique; il propose un cadre de recherche solide pour explorer les intersections cruciales entre l’enseignement de l’histoire, le raisonnement civique et la pens\u00e9e critique. Rescuing Reason<\/em> nous rappelle que notre devoir en tant qu’\u00e9ducateurs n’est pas de donner aux \u00e9l\u00e8ves des r\u00e9ponses faciles, mais de les doter de la rigueur intellectuelle n\u00e9cessaire pour aborder des questions complexes dans un monde en mutation rapide. L’ouvrage peut nous aider \u00e0 donner aux jeunes les moyens de se reconna\u00eetre dans l’histoire, tout en d\u00e9veloppant un sentiment d\u2019autonomie et d’efficacit\u00e9 face \u00e0 leur avenir.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_3″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.24.2″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/ssencressc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rescuing-Reason-image.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bbVersion 1.0.0″ show_bottom_space=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.7″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbrow\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16″ background_size=\u00a0\u00bbinitial\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbtop_left\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16″ custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding__hover=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbDescription\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.7″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb-25px||||false|false\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||0px|||\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0″ global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb sticky_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0″]<\/p>\n Ce qui rend Rescuing Reason<\/em> si profond\u00e9ment marquant pour les praticiens de la classe, c’est la fa\u00e7on dont il illustre la synergie entre la pens\u00e9e historique et la citoyennet\u00e9 d\u00e9mocratique active. La Dre Peck et le Dr Sears d\u00e9montrent avec brio que l’enseignement de l’histoire \u2014 lorsqu’il s’appuie sur les \u00ab six grands concepts \u00bb de la pens\u00e9e historique (la pertinence historique, l’analyse des sources, la continuit\u00e9 et le changement, les causes et les cons\u00e9quences, la prise de perspective historique et la dimension \u00e9thique) \u2014 n’est pas un exercice de m\u00e9morisation de faits statiques, mais le creuset m\u00eame o\u00f9 se forme le raisonnement civique.<\/p>\n Rescuing Reason<\/em> \u00e9tablit un cadre de dispositions intellectuelles dont les citoyens ont besoin pour s’\u00e9panouir dans une d\u00e9mocratie lib\u00e9rale. Il appelle \u00e0 des citoyens qui \u00ab …embrassent la complexit\u00e9 et reconnaissent que presque rien d’important dans le monde naturel ou dans les relations humaines n’est certain ou simple; font preuve de flexibilit\u00e9 cognitive; sont ouverts \u00e0 changer d’avis; reconnaissent les limites de leurs propres connaissances et recherchent la collaboration avec les autres; remettent en question les v\u00e9rit\u00e9s admises, se nourrissent intellectuellement de la diversit\u00e9, prennent en compte d’autres perspectives et visions du monde, et sont ouverts \u00e0 modifier leurs all\u00e9geances sociopolitiques; et reconnaissent que presque aucun enjeu important ne comporte de solutions qui satisferont tout le monde et dureront \u00e9ternellement \u2014 ils ont une tol\u00e9rance pour l’ambigu\u00eft\u00e9. \u00bb<\/p>\n Pour les enseignants chevronn\u00e9s qui cherchent \u00e0 ancrer leur pratique en ces temps instables, comme pour les plus nouveaux qui tentent de trouver leurs rep\u00e8res, Rescuing Reason<\/em> est un guide urgent et n\u00e9cessaire. Il nous rappelle les raisons pour lesquelles nous sommes entr\u00e9s dans une salle de classe en premier lieu, et r\u00e9habilite avec force la noble mission d\u00e9mocratique de l’enseignement de l’histoire et des \u00e9tudes sociales.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" En tant qu’enseignant de sciences sociales en Alberta depuis 33 ans, je n’ai jamais ressenti le poids de notre profession de mani\u00e8re aussi aigu\u00eb qu’aujourd’hui. La polarisation politique redessine nos communaut\u00e9s, une \u00ab \u00e8re de distraction \u00bb dispute l’attention de nos \u00e9l\u00e8ves, et la vague imminente de l’intelligence artificielle promet de bousculer fondamentalement nos perceptions et nos compr\u00e9hensions de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage. En ces temps incertains, o\u00f9 plusieurs d’entre nous \u00e9prouvent un sentiment de d\u00e9tresse morale alors que nous luttons pour pr\u00e9server et soutenir le projet fondateur de notre d\u00e9mocratie lib\u00e9rale, la Dr. Carla L. 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Political polarization is reshaping our communities, an \"age of distraction\" fights for our students\u2019 attention, and the coming wave of artificial intelligence promises to fundamentally challenge our perceptions and understandings of teaching and learning. In these challenging times, where many of us are experiencing a sense of moral distress as we struggle to preserve and sustain the foundational project of our liberal democracy, Dr. Carla L. Peck and Dr. Alan Sears have delivered a timely call to action with Rescuing Reason: How History Education Can Help Save Democracy.<\/em><\/p> The book offers far more than theoretical discourse; it provides a well-researched framework to navigate the important intersections of history education, civic reasoning, and critical thinking. Rescuing Reason<\/em> reminds us of our duty as educators not to give students easy answers, but to equip them with the intellectual stamina to navigate difficult questions in a rapidly changing world. The book can help us empower young people to both see themselves in history and build a sense of agency and efficacy towards their future.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/ssencressc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rescuing-Reason-image.jpg\" show_bottom_space=\"off\" _builder_version=\"4.27.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" hover_enabled=\"0\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\" title_text=\"Version 1.0.0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=\"row\" _builder_version=\"4.16\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.16\" custom_padding=\"|||\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" custom_padding__hover=\"|||\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Description\" _builder_version=\"4.27.7\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_margin=\"-25px||||false|false\" custom_padding=\"||0px|||\" hover_enabled=\"0\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" theme_builder_area=\"post_content\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<\/p> What makes Rescuing Reason<\/em> so profoundly impactful for the classroom practitioner is how it maps out the synergy between historical thinking and active democratic citizenship. Dr. Peck and Dr. Sears expertly demonstrate how history education\u2014when framed by the \"Big Six\" historical thinking concepts (historical significance, evidence, continuity and change, cause and consequence, historical perspectives, and the ethical dimension)\u2014is not an exercise in memorizing static facts, but the very crucible in which civic reasoning is formed.<\/p> The book elegantly frames civic reasoning as a series of intellectual dispositions, including tolerance for ambiguity, cognitive flexibility to embrace complexity over certainty, and the humility to acknowledge the limits of our perspectives and understanding. The authors make a compelling case that to be an active and engaged citizen in a liberal democracy, a young person must be able to grapple with the inherent complexities, contradictions, and ambiguities of the past, the present, and the future.<\/p> For veteran teachers seeking to ground their practice in these volatile times, and for newer educators trying to find their footing, Rescuing Reason<\/em> is an urgent and necessary guide. It reminds us why we stepped into the classroom in the first place, and powerfully reclaims the noble, democratic purpose of history and social studies education.<\/p> Sears, A., & Peck, C. L. (2026). Rescuing reason: How history education can help save democracy. 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Sears, A., & Peck, C. L. (2026). Rescuing reason: How history education can help save democracy.
University of Toronto Press.<\/h6>\nBook Review: Rescuing Reason: How History Education Can Help Save Democracy, Alan Sears and Carla L. Peck<\/h1>
University of Toronto Press.<\/p>