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High school students flunk O Canada

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High school students flunk O Canada


Misc CDN | 206757 hits | May 12 7:32 pm | Posted by: Strutz
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When it comes to Canada's national anthem, only 67 per cent of Canadian high school students know the words — and even fewer can hum along, suggests a survey done by the University of Victoria.

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  1. by avatar MacDonaill
    Thu May 13, 2010 3:31 am
    What bugs me is when people say 'in all our sons command' instead of in all THY sons command, as it should be.

  2. by avatar Arctic_Menace
    Thu May 13, 2010 3:35 am
    Good Christ, this is disturbing news... :?

  3. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Thu May 13, 2010 3:45 am
    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.

  4. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Thu May 13, 2010 4:02 am
    "Freakinoldguy" said
    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.

    "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.

  5. by avatar KorbenDeck
    Thu May 13, 2010 6:24 am
    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.

  6. by avatar Public_Domain
    Thu May 13, 2010 9:41 am
    :|

  7. by avatar kenmore
    Thu May 13, 2010 10:24 am
    Ahh! the erosion of the country... lets do the demographics...

  8. by avatar MacDonaill
    Thu May 13, 2010 11:04 am
    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.

  9. by avatar PostFactum
    Thu May 13, 2010 12:35 pm
    Holy Crap, even I know it while I'm fom other country, Shame to this guy)) :D :D :D

  10. by avatar Brenda
    Thu May 13, 2010 2:13 pm
    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.

  11. by avatar Brenda
    Thu May 13, 2010 2:21 pm
    "KorbenDeck" said
    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 :lol:

  12. by avatar westmanguy
    Thu May 13, 2010 2:54 pm
    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.

  13. by avatar PostFactum
    Thu May 13, 2010 2:55 pm
    I Lviv we heared it every day, since 1 form)))

  14. by avatar Monkeyman
    Thu May 13, 2010 3:14 pm
    "Redeemer" said
    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?



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