In this episode, we speak with Lindsay Dann, who was a history teacher at Shepparton High School for 20 years. Listen in as Lindsay discusses his thoughts on the importance of history and the current state of education in Shepparton. He also goes down memory lane, commenting on the evolution of schools, students, and teachers throughout his career, and interactions with former students that make him proud to be a teacher. Key Highlights ● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [● [Powerful Quotes by Lindsay ● It’s not about the job you can get from studying history, but the skills that you learn and improve on that will help you get a job: your thinking skills; writing skills; and your ability to look at a situation, form an opinion, and have an argument to back it up. ● I enjoy the story of Australia. For such a small, populated country, we’ve had incredible successes, whether it be in literature, science, mathematics—it just goes on and on. I think Australians are inspirational. ● I love being able to tell a story and then have someone argue with me about whether I was right or wrong. That was my way of getting students to think about what was going on in the past which affects them today.