Teaching with the Wind tackles the question, "Can education for a Canadian civic spirituality bridge the sometimes incommensurable worldviews of faith-based schools and secular public schools?" An affirmative answer is offered based on two foundations. First, that a national soul can be identified and thus serve as the content of spiritual education in Canada schools. Second, that a reconstructed approach to the contemplation-in-action method found in world religions and philosophy can provide an appropriate pedagogy for Canadian spiritual education. This book argues that education for civic spirituality is of paramount importance as Canada continues its transition from a Judeo-Christian and bicultural nation to a multi-faith and multicultural nation within a secular democracy. It offers a direction that would enrich religious and secular education systems as well as Canada as a whole.

"In this important book, Michael Dallaire explores the relationship between the Canadian soul and such aspects of nature as the wind. He also examines the concepts of inclusiveness, justice, compassion, and compromise as they relate to the Canadian soul. Dallaire explores both the positive and negative components of the Canadian soul and underscores the importance of finding balance. This book is for those teachers who sense that there is more to life than what is at first apparent; that the social, political, and spiritual dimensions of life cannot be ignored in the classroom; and that they are called to address the more component of their students’ education. Teaching with the Wind reflects postmodern reconstructive pedagogies that are full of hope Dallaire succeeds in identifying a Canadian soul and in offering pedagogical guidance to teachers implementing the contemplation-in-action method. For those individuals who want a deeper understanding of spirituality as a contemporary issue, this book provides further enlightenment. Regardless of one’s pedagogical preferences, Dallaire expands the reader’s knowledge and understanding of spirituality and describes an avenue for application that may arm Canada’s future citizenry with the ability to succeed in a secular and multifaith world." - Journal Of Education and Christian Belief