To the casual onlooker, Dr. Wallace McTavish leads a simple life, but appearances can be deceiving. A successful psychologist, McTavish's Brooklyn home also doubles as an office in which he conducts his past-life regression therapy, investigating crimes and passions in people's previous lives.
The authors offer a series of teaching strategies designed to encourage conversation and personal reflection, enabling students to think creatively, rather than stereotypically, about difference. Using the 'Transformational Inquiry model', students will learn to explore their own identities, share stories and thoughts with their peers, learn more through reading and research, and ultimately take personal, collaborative action to affect social change in their communities. Topics: race, class, gender, religion, and cultural background.