What Some Guys Gave

[greatwhite]

It was in NB and I am the beginning of GenX

I’m a GenX-er and we certainly didn’t learn anything about the two world wars in history class. If we had, people would be more appreciative.

Nope, wasn’t in our curriculum I guess ? I was born in ‘75, and have read plenty about both world wars and watched many a history documentary but none of what I’ve learned was from school.

[Badenoch]

When I attended school in the late 60's and 70's most of the history we learned was about Canada. We learned more about the Plains of Abraham and Lundy's Lane than Normandy or El Alamein. It was as if WWII wasn't considered really "history" as many of the participants were still alive. Remembrance Day was a much bigger deal back then too.

Three of my uncles served in WWII and one didn't come home although was not killed in combat. One fought in Ortona and was captured by the Germans. We were taught a little about Dieppe in school but Canada's role in Italy was never mentioned and I only learned about it years later.

[greatwhite]

Were you living in the US?

I studied Canadian History in NB

When I attended school in the late 60's and 70's most of the history we learned was about Canada. We learned more about the Plains of Abraham and Lundy's Lane than Normandy or El Alamein. It was as if WWII wasn't considered really "history" as many of the participants were still alive. Remembrance Day was a much bigger deal back then too.

Three of my uncles served in WWII and one didn't come home although was not killed in combat. One fought in Ortona and was captured by the Germans. We were taught a little about Dieppe in school but Canada's role in Italy was never mentioned and I only learned about it years later.

[Badenoch]

Were you living in the US?

I studied Canadian History in NB

No, lived in Canada but most of our history we learned focused on the era pre-WWI. Very little about the first and second World War, great Depression, etc.

[Fox]

Nope, wasn’t in our curriculum I guess ? I was born in ‘75, and have read plenty about both world wars and watched many a history documentary but none of what I’ve learned was from school.

It was focused on Canada for sure but the world wars were on our list for sure. We even looked at the internment camps in WWI and WWII, the refusal of jewish refugees in the 1930s when Hitler told them to get out before he started the mass killing. We talked about the major battles of WWI and WWII with Canadian connections, Ypres, Somme, Juno beach, etc. I actually wrote one of my exam essays on the Juggernaut battleship.

[LiveBates]

We covered it in grade 7 or 8 I believe, and also did a school trip to the theater for Shindler's List. My great Uncle was home on a 2 week leave from War, where he unfortunately drown while fishing with my Grampa . He's buried in Bancroft, and although I never met him, I've visited a few times to thank him on my way to the hunt camp.

[Mauro]

It was focused on Canada for sure but the world wars were on our list for sure. We even looked at the internment camps in WWI and WWII, the refusal of jewish refugees in the 1930s when Hitler told them to get out before he started the mass killing. We talked about the major battles of WWI and WWII with Canadian connections, Ypres, Somme, Juno beach, etc. I actually wrote one of my exam essays on the Juggernaut battleship.

I was born in 66 and we did learn Canadian history in class but most was from the time of Confederation, war of 1812. We did touch a bit on WW1 and WW2 but not a lot of detail until high school. I remember my presentation about the battle of Ortona brought tears to my teacher’s eyes and I got an A+ on it.
We sang the National anthem every morning along with the Lord’s Prayer, even in high school which was a public school.
My kids were taught very minimal history. No national anthem and god forbid they said a prayer. No Christmas tree either We lived in a new subdivision so they went to a public school until the catholic school was built. After we transferred them to the catholic school they would have prayer but no national anthem.


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[greatwhite]

I think I did WW1 and 2 in grade 10 or 11 can't remember now. I know it was in high school.

[Fox]

I was born in 66 and we did learn Canadian history in class but most was from the time of Confederation, war of 1812. We did touch a bit on WW1 and WW2 but not a lot of detail until high school. I remember my presentation about the battle of Ortona brought tears to my teacher’s eyes and I got an A+ on it.
We sang the National anthem every morning along with the Lord’s Prayer, even in high school which was a public school.
My kids were taught very minimal history. No national anthem and god forbid they said a prayer. No Christmas tree either We lived in a new subdivision so they went to a public school until the catholic school was built. After we transferred them to the catholic school they would have prayer but no national anthem.


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My kid is in kindergarten and she sings the anthem, in both french and english.

[Mauro]

My kid is in kindergarten and she sings the anthem, in both french and english.

I guess different schools or school boards have different policies.


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