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Title: High school students flunk O Canada
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Strutz
Date: 2010-05-12 19:32:29
Canadian

[MacDonaill]

What bugs me is when people say 'in all our sons command' instead of in all THY sons command, as it should be.

[Arctic_Menace]

Good Christ, this is disturbing news...

[Freakinoldguy]

This isn't suprising since the only time you get to see O'Canada sung is at Sporting Events.

My guess would be that these same students would probably know the words to the Star Spangled Banner just as well for that same reason.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

This isn't suprising since the only time you get to see O'Canada sung is at Sporting Events.

My guess would be that these same students would probably know the words to the Star Spangled Banner just as well for that same reason.

I dunno about that.

$1:

"It's very discouraging. These results are all the more disturbing due to the fact that students in the sample were enrolled in secondary choral classes where they received regular instruction in singing and had more opportunity than others to perform the anthem at various events," said Kennedy.

[KorbenDeck]

Not surprising since most high school students I talk to can't: name the PM or governing party, name our head of state, read a book, write an essay or do basic math.

[Public_Domain]

[kenmore]

Ahh! the erosion of the country... lets do the demographics...

[MacDonaill]

This is kind of surprising, seeing as how the country rated #3 in the world in quality of education system can't even seem to teach its children the words to one bloody song.

I did all my k-12 in the States, and you better believe I know all the words to not just the SPB, but also a pack of other patriotic songs. They start young down there. I couldn't forget the words even if I wanted to.

[PostFactum]

Holy Crap, even I know it while I'm fom other country, Shame to this guy))

[Brenda]

Anthems are not really high on kids "I want to know"-lists.
Nobody I know knows the 16 verses of the Dutch Anthem, and very few know the 2 that are sung at events.
It's globally, not just Canadian.

[Brenda]

KorbenDeck KorbenDeck:

Not surprising since most high school students I talk to can't: name the PM or governing party, name our head of state, read a book, write an essay or do basic math.

Or spell correctly. Oh wait, that's not just kids

[westmanguy]

I've known the whole anthem since about Gr. 4...

I don't know about other schools, but my rural K-12 school plays O Canada first thing, everyday. The version they use switches up on a daily basis. Sometimes its just instrumental. Sometimes its pure English. Other times its that billingual verson. Heck I know a good chunk of the anthem's French lyrics.

[PostFactum]

I Lviv we heared it every day, since 1 form)))

[Monkeyman]

Redeemer Redeemer:

It's ok. Amongst high school students in the United States, the percentage of them that actually know the words to The Star-Spangled Banner is much lower (probably around 20% for the first verse, and about 1% for the second and third verses).

What? You're just making that up, right?