Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, and Nov.19th is the Vow of Silence.
You all know about Remembrance Day, so I will write about the Vow of Silence. It’s basically where you don’t talk for the whole day. At our school, the grade six and sevens are supposed to bring a canned food item or a loonie in to one of the teachers, to get a piece of masking tape with an X on it to put over their mouths. It is called “supporting” the people who can’t speak to their government, who can’t have their say in their home. And my school thinks “copying” them is supporting them. WHAT!!!????? That’s like humiliating people of what their condition is!!! And it is supposed to respect them. I don’t get it. Do you? Please comment!
Hi Grace,
I just wanted to let you know that you’re a very insightful writer. I think that you have a wonderful way of putting words together. My favourite piece of writing is the “Copperman Poem”. It’s a fantastic poem. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
Regarding the “Vow of Silence”, I think . . . the point is for students to experience how it feels to not have the freedom to have a voice. If we feel what it likes not to be able to voice our opinion freely and openly, perhaps we’ll be more empathetic to their situation and in turn, help them or give them a voice.