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I wasnt sure which sub forum to post this in so I figured I would give it a try here. Feel free to move it if I have placed it in the wrong spot..
I have just finished marking papers for a first year university class in Canadian military history. I noticed a pattern in the conclusions students were making. The short of it is, the majority of the students felt that Canada was a growing military power. I asked around among some friends that are also marking papers this term for different military history classes. Alot of them were saying the same thing. We asked a couple of professors that have taught these courses before, and for the most part, this seems to be a very new trend. I may be over reacting a bit, but, the feedback I got from some of the professors was that words like Canada and power dont often get used together in the same sentence unless its to discuss Canada's lack thereof. When we take up the marks of these papers we plan to ask students thoughts on this directly to see if we are reading this properly.
In the meantime, any thoughts? Do you think that the mission in Afghanistan is somehow changing the way Canadians see their military and the relative strength it carries? Is there anything else that could be behind this new line of thinking?
I have just finished marking papers for a first year university class in Canadian military history. I noticed a pattern in the conclusions students were making. The short of it is, the majority of the students felt that Canada was a growing military power. I asked around among some friends that are also marking papers this term for different military history classes. Alot of them were saying the same thing. We asked a couple of professors that have taught these courses before, and for the most part, this seems to be a very new trend. I may be over reacting a bit, but, the feedback I got from some of the professors was that words like Canada and power dont often get used together in the same sentence unless its to discuss Canada's lack thereof. When we take up the marks of these papers we plan to ask students thoughts on this directly to see if we are reading this properly.
In the meantime, any thoughts? Do you think that the mission in Afghanistan is somehow changing the way Canadians see their military and the relative strength it carries? Is there anything else that could be behind this new line of thinking?