I discuss current events with my students almost daily. What I teach does not only pertain to the present. I talk about current events, but I always relate them to history, so that the students can understand better and see how this can affect them.
Last year, I organized many activities to mark our school's 100th anniversary. My students helped me. That is a good example. Not only did they learn a lot about the past of our school—which was attended by Marshall McLuhan, Neil Young and Fred Penner—but they also met those people. I organized a day dedicated to the school's history, and 52 people came to speak. All of them had graduated from Kelvin High School or had taught there. The students who introduced those individuals and served as their ambassadors had an opportunity to meet them and really establish connections between the past and the present. I think the experience was truly amazing.