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Mr. Kertes 2026-27

Film Studies and New Media – EFP 10

Philosophy 12

How Respectful Dialogue Supports Learning

Open Inquiry

  • Open inquiry is asking questions and sharing ideas, without risk of censure.
  • This helps you ask tough questions, dig deeper, and learn by listening and sharing.

Viewpoint Diversity

  • Viewpoint diversity is diverse peoples and diverse perspectives coming together to challenge claims, deepen understanding, and engage in dialogue.
  • This helps support pluralism in the classroom and respects your rights to academic expression, through respectful and inclusive dialogue for education.

Constructive Disagreement

  • Constructive disagreement is discussing ideas to support learning, even across lines of difference, and understand our perspectives and the viewpoints of others.
  • This helps the school community work out differences, hear the viewpoints from diverse perspectives, and share ideas freely in support of learning.

Compassion for Others

  • Compassion for others is supporting an academic community that welcomes all, treats everyone with respect, and cares for each other.
  • This helps us learn about leadership, service to others, and community engagement through education.

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Introduction: Mr. Kertes di waayu. Kittitas ada Boosn di wil ‘waatgu. Canadian ada Boosn 'nüüyu. Kxeen di wil dzogu. Adabiis di pdeegu.

About: Mr. Kertes is a high school English and Socials teacher in Prince Rupert, which is in the territory of the Ts’msyen, at Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) - home of the Rainmakers. The language of the Ts'msyen is Sm’algya̲x.