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Temporary_User · 04-05-2009, 08:22 PM

I didn't go to grade school in Canada, so I don't have first hand knowledge (just like many posting here don't know what Americans are taught).
What I find (been told) is that Canadians of course are taught their own history, although they don't really build up the characters as the USA and British do. This could be shown by taking a look at the recent (2004) CBC Greatest Canadians list. Most are people who are still living, or their accomplishments are still considered recent (this could show that Canadians are starting to build some of their characters up).
Because the states/Britain play such a large role in Canadian politics, they are taught quite a bit about each country. Thus the Canadian identity becomes not what they are, but what they aren't.

04-05-2009, 08:22 PM	#23
Temporary_User #1 Goaltender Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	I didn't go to grade school in Canada, so I don't have first hand knowledge (just like many posting here don't know what Americans are taught). What I find (been told) is that Canadians of course are taught their own history, although they don't really build up the characters as the USA and British do. This could be shown by taking a look at the recent (2004) CBC Greatest Canadians list. Most are people who are still living, or their accomplishments are still considered recent (this could show that Canadians are starting to build some of their characters up). Because the states/Britain play such a large role in Canadian politics, they are taught quite a bit about each country. Thus the Canadian identity becomes not what they are, but what they aren't. __________________ Last edited by Temporary_User; 04-05-2009 at 08:26 PM.