And in the end...

I taught two sections of Think Tank: Awareness in the fall term of 2008. It was a great experience for me, brought me into contact with some very interesting young people, and reminded me how much I enjoy learning as well as teaching.

In the last few weeks, students prepared presentations dealing with a problem (and its purported solution) that they find interesting. The only limitation was that it had to be a problem that calls for a collective (social, citizenship) response. They also had to consider how they, personally, could make a difference. Can you dig it?

Architectural preservation
Art in children's lives
Caring for people with disabilities
Corruption in Cdn politics
Depression
Food additives
Garbage and recycling in a retail store
Globalization
Handgun violence in Toronto
Human trafficking
Lack of recycling in apt buildings
Nicaragua's plight
Non-violent struggle
Pollution in outer space
Polygamy in muslim and western countries
Problems with foreign aid
Prostitution
Racial discrimination
Religious extremism
Street kids
Transporation fuels and climate change
Wind energy
Women's reproductive rights

Thanks all, it was a real pleasure!