No Canada?

[Udella&Wiz 325]

In Elem. we always said the Lord's prayer and God save the Queen. I don't remember Oh Canada till Jr. High... that was played every morning over the PA right before the announcements.. In High School .. nada.. just on Remembrance Day etc.

Woot - finally someone else who remembers God Save the Queen ! i went a smaller private school, but we had a big assembly each Friday and we sang either O Canada or God Save the Queen - honestly i think it was at the discretion of the little old lady playing piano

Here in Northern Virg. they play the SSB and say the Pledge each day - my daughter was so freaking confused about the Pledge...she came home and was like - what tha heck was that mum..... She still doesn't know it or attempt to say it, but remains standing respectfully while it's being done. It's kind of like Freeze tag, whereever the kids are in teh school everybody freezes, says the Pledge and then continues on. Obviously one day my daughter may learn it if she decides to become a US citizen. I personally have always known it, more then likely because my parents church has many Americans in it and I think we may have even said it at times.

[Krikit 1,164]

My first kiss.. wow.. was with my camp counsellor.. I've probably told this story before.. I was going into grade 7 and had this crush on my guy counsellor.. last night of camp we made out in the couches at the back of chapel.. then the next day when it was time for the dean to pass out t-shirts to the campers I was handed mine and all you hear is him saying "you are a CAMPER?".. He thought I was a counselor the whole week of camp.. He messed up and kissed on of his camp kids!!

D'OH!

[Emancipation 2]

So on inauguration day when Miss Large Bow Franklin was singing .. i was like.. wait a sec.. this is God save the Queen.. YOU PUT DIFFERENT WORDS TO IT... :protest:

[Krikit 1,164]

So on inauguration day when Miss Large Bow Franklin was singing .. i was like.. wait a sec.. this is God save the Queen.. YOU PUT DIFFERENT WORDS TO IT...

Yeah, what the heck's up with that?!!! Tune stealers!!!!!!!

[Emancipation 2]

So on inauguration day when Miss Large Bow Franklin was singing .. i was like.. wait a sec.. this is God save the Queen.. YOU PUT DIFFERENT WORDS TO IT...

Yeah, what the heck's up with that?!!! Tune stealers!!!!!!!

I actually thought.. most people in the US probably think that's a US original... of course my hubby who is a Queen hater, loves that it took over God save the Queen

[trailmix 77]

and God save the Queen.

gawwdddd you izzz ollldddzzzz.

You aren't even that old E, are you? That is amazing you were still singing God Save the Queen. Who else here sang it growing up? Let this be a testament to your age!!!! I dare you!!!

What do you consider 'old' Amanda?

[Krikit 1,164]

[Saddle Bronc 124]

This has already happened in American schools. When I was a kid, the class would stand up every morning and recite the Pledge of Allegiance while facing the U.S. flag. That was slowly phased out due to the idea that the pledge was "reducing the rights of those from other cultures." The odd thing about this is that although you were made to stand up, there was no requirement to say the words. You could stand there and daydream if you wanted.

I think the situation concerning both the Pledge of Allegiance and O Canada are moronic. If you don't want to deal with it, then either don't say it (and let others do if they wish) or move.

We have to stand and do the Pledge of Allegiance when I take my stepson to Cub Scouts. I still don't have it memorized- I just fake my way through it. As a Canadian, I don't know if its rude or not to stand there and say nothing.

I think saying nothing is ok

I also think this whole anthem thing is really weird.

When I attended school in Calgary, it was accepted that I could stand silent during "O Canada" as well as flag-salute (yes, they did have this prior to 1975 at least with the generalised words "I salute the flag, the emblem of my country; to her I pledge my love and loyalty").

"The school's principal has dropped it in response to concerns from other parents."

And what concern would that be....????? That is ridic.

Possible answers:

• some of them (students, as well as parents) are non-naturalised Landed Immigrants, and claim "well, we're not citizens of Canada, why should we sing song implying loyalty to it?"
• some of the parents are from QC and support PQ/BQ--and hoped to get a result like the rule in Parliament limiting how many Maple Leaves are ontop of an MP's desk

Either way, PC gone from awry all the way to FUBAR!

[warlord 73]

Actually this is a funny topic. Having lived in the US for over 10 years now and lived in Canada a ton for a lot more, I can honestly say that I do not know the lyrics to either nations national anthem. I'm probably one of the few people that can't even rhyme off a phrase of their homelands anthem at all let alone the new countries.

I do know more of the US anthem though, since I don't even remember much how the Canadian one goes at all.

Funny thing is I do know all the words to the Pledge of Alliegence. I learn that in 9th or 10th grade since it was the intro to "School Daze" by W.A.S.P. and I listened to it so much I just rememeberd how it goes. I haven't said it for decades but still know all the words.

I'm so patriotic...

[DeadPoolX 9]

I rarely said the Pledge of Allegiance. Not because I was trying to be disrespectful or didn't believe in it. I was half-asleep and wanted to go back to bed.

[thetreble 19]

and God save the Queen.

gawwdddd you izzz ollldddzzzz.

You aren't even that old E, are you? That is amazing you were still singing God Save the Queen. Who else here sang it growing up? Let this be a testament to your age!!!! I dare you!!!

What do you consider 'old' Amanda?

I was just kidding. I think age is really just a number. My dad is almost 60 and is in TEN times better shape then me. He should be on one of those commercials for bow flex or whatever. hah

[Flames9_RN 358]

Every time I hear the O'Canada being played I get goose bumps! I love it, and it means a lot to me!! But do I know all the words to it, no!! Every time I go into this 1 post office here in VA, i seem to get this 1 teller, and I usually always have my Hockey Night in canada hat one--or last time I had with me Don Cherry's latest book with me, and the postie picked up on it. he always says that if I can sing the complete version of O'Canada my shipping would be free,lol

if people don't want to stand for the song, then haul ur #### out of Canada and stop enjoying the freedoms others have provided

[Texanadian 10]

I grew up in BC. Born and raised.

In elementary school, the only year we had to stand up in class every morning and sing Oh Canada was in grade 5. Our teacher thought it would be proper. None of the other classes did it. That lasted for about a month and then we stopped doing that. Honestly, it's kinda dull first thing in the morning. Still tired, dreading another long day in class. Now we're supposed to get up and sing the same song we sang on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday today on Friday? The reason we stopped was that our teacher didn't think we had enough energy being put into it. And we didn't. I didn't enjoy doing that every day at 8:30AM.

We did sing it in monthly assemblies in the gym when the whole school was there. Now as far as the monthly assemblies go, that was fun. 600 students singing in harmony and power. Much better than the 25 of us in class.

In high school (grade 8-12), I think we did it at graduation. But aside from that, I don't remember any other time.

In regards to the original post, I say skip it. Start learning first thing when the kids walk into class. It seems like a waste of time to me to be singing in that regard. (I don't see anybody pushing for mandatory singing of Oh Canada in the workplace. That would have gone over real well since I used to start work at 5AM. Nobody said much of anything until around 7:30).

Singing Oh Canada at an NHL hockey game is a heck of a lot more fun than singing it in class daily.

[trailmix 77]

I grew up in BC. Born and raised.

In elementary school, the only year we had to stand up in class every morning and sing Oh Canada was in grade 5. Our teacher thought it would be proper. None of the other classes did it. That lasted for about a month and then we stopped doing that. Honestly, it's kinda dull first thing in the morning. Still tired, dreading another long day in class. Now we're supposed to get up and sing the same song we sang on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday today on Friday? The reason we stopped was that our teacher didn't think we had enough energy being put into it. And we didn't. I didn't enjoy doing that every day at 8:30AM.

We did sing it in monthly assemblies in the gym when the whole school was there. Now as far as the monthly assemblies go, that was fun. 600 students singing in harmony and power. Much better than the 25 of us in class.

In high school (grade 8-12), I think we did it at graduation. But aside from that, I don't remember any other time.

In regards to the original post, I say skip it. Start learning first thing when the kids walk into class. It seems like a waste of time to me to be singing in that regard. (I don't see anybody pushing for mandatory singing of Oh Canada in the workplace. That would have gone over real well since I used to start work at 5AM. Nobody said much of anything until around 7:30).

Singing Oh Canada at an NHL hockey game is a heck of a lot more fun than singing it in class daily.

Actually, it is probably a waste of time to have 30 tired kids singing the anthem. However that wasn't really the gist of the article.

Edited January 31, 2009 by trailmix

[Sprailenes 47]

I used to stand silent for the "lords prayer" that was said every morning even though I was in a public school. But I didn't go making a big stink for them to cancel it out.

I hate PC.