[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Geographical literacy

[Sheryll Townsend]

--- morine10 at aol.com wrote:
> <gives B a knowing look>  I hear you B!  Americans
> are geographically 
> deficient.
> 
> I majored in Geography as well and I now teach
> middle school.  I once spent 
> an entire period explaining to one of my social
> studies classes (6th grade) 
> the difference between continents and countries.  I
> also had to explain that 
> Texas (regardless of what Texans may think <g>) is
> not a country.  Really, 
> one young man insisted that it was.  
> 
> ~Mo 

Residents of the province of Quebec also believe they
live in a separate country, hence the whole idea of
Quebec separating from the rest of Canada. Seems they
don't think the rest of us recognize their distinctly
different heritage. Hmmmmm, maybe the fact that they
speak a different language would be a bit of a
giveaway , just for starters <g>. Incidentally, how
would you all pronounce Quebec? I say Kay-bec, but
then I also speak French.

Sheryll

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