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  1. Several years ago, I was travelling in Asia. In a cafe (Cambodia? Phnom Penh?), I saw older women talking lively at a nearby table. Curious, as I paid my bill, I managed the courage to ask them - in English and in sign language, pointing at my passport - who they were, where they were from. In accented English, one of the older women answered that they were Korean. The other older women watched as she answered. First point: Koreans are the Maritimers/Newfoundlanders of Asia. Second point: Singapore is Toronto and Hongkong is Montreal (or they used to be). Main point of the OP: The older Korean woman, the sole sort-of English-speaking woman, was privileged. As she explained in broken English, they were friends on vacation abroad. Her unilingual friends watched as she explained their story. I wondered how difficult/frightening it would be to travel without knowledge of English. Heck, I know this only too well. ====== In this world, "privilege" is having the ability to speak English.
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  2. You are one of those who believe the governments of all countries in the world have colluded to take away the basic rights of their citizens, muzzle them with a blue diaper , implant a tracking chip under their skin, reduce production of goods, services and nearly eliminate all forms of entertainment ....and for what purpose exactly? I have never seen the governments of so many countries reach an unanimous decision on anything - not on climate, not on economy, not on human rights, you name it. But , hey, they are all in agreement on that bogus COVID19, which should have evolved into COVID21 by now.
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  4. The numbers are still mostly unknown. Some stats start at 80 and run to 110. Haven't heard the 400 people number but it isn't impossible. Between 12,000 to 30,000 Canadians volunteered for service in the war. No one knows exactly how many. There are still 7 Canadians missing in action in Vietnam. One of those Canadians won the medal of honour and became a prominent businessman in the U.S. I have known a few Canadian Vietnam vets over the years.
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  5. Exactly. And here is a teacher that has taken a art class and elevated it to cover history and civics. Students researched their material in a way they might not have done for a class before. It doesn't get much better than that for education.
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  6. It looks like it started with a good teacher. I've often wondered if there was a way to recognize great educators more clearly. Queen's Educator (QE) after their name perhaps?
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