A Class by Themselves?: The Origins of Special Education in Toronto and Beyond

"Ellis’s work is not only empirically solid but also original, creative, and synthetic. His prose style is clear, his analytic structure solid, and his conclusions safely controlled (when he speculates, he says so). All these qualities put A Class by Themselves? in, well, a class by itself."

Adam R. Nelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, em>The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth

"A Class by Themselves offers insights about social, moral, and educational reform across Canada and other Anglo American countries. Smoothly written and beautifully organized, Jason Ellis draws on the most up-to-date research and theoretical approaches from disability history and disability studies."

Kate Rousmaniere, Department of Educational Leadership, Miami University, Ohio

"A Class by Themselves is multifaceted and addresses key questions in the field of the history of special education in public schools. The book's heart lies in the vast display of local primary documents that do what all good history should do — bring the period back to life."

Robert Osgood, Department of Education, St. Norbert College