tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post6966547219798366961..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Remembrance SurveyJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-89738950456354231802018-11-02T16:22:16.339-04:002018-11-02T16:22:16.339-04:00Yes, our family does have an ancestor who fought (...Yes, our family does have an ancestor who fought (and died) in the Battle of Waterloo.And while I already knew a lot about the battle and its the significance in the grand scheme of history, yes, learning of this personal connection did change the way I think of it now. Instead of the grand scheme off history, the first thing I thinkmof now is what it must have been like for the men who were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-23267156698888973262018-11-02T13:37:26.511-04:002018-11-02T13:37:26.511-04:00It is tragic if that many Canadians have no idea i...It is tragic if that many Canadians have no idea if they have any connections to anyone who fought in WWI and WWII. I agree with anonymous that the teaching of history was terrible, at least when I was in school. I was taught in high school by a history teacher who had also taught my mother, 30 years before, and he seemed not have have improved in that time. It was only becoming excited about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-75778502245459390592018-11-02T10:53:58.843-04:002018-11-02T10:53:58.843-04:00Part of the problem of Canadians not knowing who t...Part of the problem of Canadians not knowing who the Prime Minister of Canada was during the WWI time period or any time period for that matter, is in direct correlation with the pathetic history taught in Canadian public schools. This will be further ascerbated by the influx of immigrants, many of whom were either not involved or were on the other side. History is usually told by the victor and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com