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I graduated from the Alberta "education" system in 2006. I knew nothing of Canada except Vimy Ridge, even then only that the Canadian Corps won. I remember one time in the eighth grade my social studies teacher stopped teaching Canadian history to talk about Brazil. Everything I know about Canadian history I've had to learn on my own and through university courses. The education system in this province, not just the Canadian historical part needs a massive overhaul. My brother is in the third grade and so far he's learned about Acadia and some Inuit culture and history which is more than I got when I was his age. At least that's a start.

   

I don't have a problem answering that. I was in the education system back in mid-1990s - it might have changed (although I really doubt it). This is some of what I learned back in 1994-5

New France = golden age of Canada
First Nations = who?
Battle of Ste-Foy - never happened
After 1763 - French Canadians were oppressed and didn't have any rights
1837-8 - only Lower Canada had rebellions
World War 1 and 2 for Quebec = conscription
Lionel Groulx = best historian to ever walk the earth
FLQ = Trudeau's ego getting out of hand
Lévesque = martyr for FC's cause.
Western Canada = what is that?


I could add to the list, but I think it sums it up. I hope that it has evolved since 1995 (I really really do), but I would be more inclined to agree with Desmond Morton..

   

I went through it 10 years after you, before the [educational system] reform, and this is what I recall:

New France = initially to exploit resources, policy changed to development (of note: they paid people for having babies )
First Nations = trade relationship, allied against the Brits
Ste-Foy = don't recall (why does it matter? French still conquered in the end)
1763, Start of British rule = special rights/freedoms accorded, 13 colonies not happy with this (i.e. religious and political rights being accorded), American revolution - failed attempt at Montreal, Durham (sp?) proposals to assimilate the Frenchies
WW1 = Conscription, regarded as the Empire's/Brits' war in the eyes of Frenchies (Anglos can go kill themselves )
WW2 = don't recall
Lionel Groulx = don't recall
FLQ = kidnappings & bombings (didn't really specify against Anglos)
Western Canada = Metis, martyred Metis guy, Ukrainians, Germans, cheap land, indigenous natives pushed further and further, railroad, BC joins Confederation

IMHO, I don't think there's really anything wrong with it currently.. biased teachers might be a problem though.

   

the kids are more a problem than the teachers. The majority don't care about anything but getting drunk and laid. And there's nothing wrong with that. That's what being a teenager's all about.

   

yeah, because if they're failures, they know the gov't will take care of them.

   

Oh ya ... what school and district did you attend?

   

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