One thing that I have thought about in this module is how local our history is to us. I always find this a challenge when teaching many different subject areas to my grade 6/7 students. They don’t always seem to grasp the concept of time and space quite as easily.
The CBC offers a tool on their website that shows how close you are to a residential school, it also shows the years in which the school was active. When I share this website with my students and share with them how these institutions were still active in my lifetime, it gives them a better concept of time which allows them to understand how long and deep-rooted this practice has been.