Canada needs mandatory Canadian citizenship test for high school stude

[Smallc]

Would you care to enlighten us on the name of a textbook outlining western Canadian History?

Well, I don't know what classes you took, but Gr 5 History and Gr. 11 History, both dealing with Canada (there was another one too, but I can't remember), both dealt with the fur trade and the colonization of the west. The problem is that in classes, you often run out of time, and don't get into the 1900s, where much of western Canadian history exist.

Western Canadian history is only outlined in the context of Canadian history, and there's no reason for it to be a course onto its own. Your belief that western Canada isn't detailed in Canadian history courses is very misinformed.

[Guest Manny]

Would you care to enlighten us on the name of a textbook outlining western Canadian History?

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[Bonam]

Well, I don't know what classes you took, but Gr 5 History and Gr. 11 History, both dealing with Canada (there was another one too, but I can't remember), both dealt with the fur trade and the colonization of the west. The problem is that in classes, you often run out of time, and don't get into the 1900s, where much of western Canadian history exist.

It's not a matter of running out of time. At least when I went to high school, Socials 8-11 specifically covered the period of history starting in classical times and ending in 1914. To learn any history (Canadian or otherwise) that happened after 1914, you had to take History 12, an elective course that the vast majority of students do not take.

Also, the "fur trade" was about the most boring part to learn about out of the whole history curriculum. That you'd hold this up as the shining beacon of our learning about history of the Canadian west is frankly hilarious. It was a running joke with everyone in the class, that we spent weeks "learning" about dudes going around in canoes.

[g_bambino]

I passed my Canadian citizenship test, and I am sure most high school students would fail it.

The test doesn't even have its facts right. The answer indicated as the correct one for question 4, "Who was George Buchan?", is "A popular Governor General of Canada." The problem is, there never was a Governor General George Buchan; there was only a John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir.

[g_bambino]

Canada consistantly ranks in the top 10 for education among its people in the world

I think the older generation on this forum are out of touch with that fact

they think younger Canadians are stupid

I'm not worried about the youth

Stupid and ignorant are two different things. What do you think it says about the quality of history and civics education in this country when only 5% of people polled can name their own head of state, nearly 70% giving an answer that isn't even close to right?

[guyser]

These kids are far too busy scattering litter and spraying graffiti for blocks around their schools.

No, thats just those in Hamilton.

[The_Squid]

I live on Vancouver Island, and I basically consider everything east of Horseshoe Bay to be France/Europe.

Amen to that brother!!!

Would you care to enlighten us on the name of a textbook outlining western Canadian History?

When I went to school there was a fair amount of western Canadian history, and particularly about Coast Salish First Nations history. I hope that they are learning that still....

hat do you think it says about the quality of history and civics education in this country when only 5% of people polled can name their own head of state[...]

I completely agree... This subject is very inadequately taught in school...