Béatrice
“My monolingualism dwells, and I call it my dwelling; it feels like one to me, and I remain in it and inhabit it. It inhabits me.”Jacques Derrida.
One of the major changes that I have witnessed in the time since I was last in school, is the overwhelming air of acceptance pervasive on almost every level of socio-cultural behaviour. The education system has evolved, there is hope for humanity.
I’m a firm believer in EDUCATION. My family, my upbringing, it was, and still is, all about getting an education.
This brings me to the troublesome issue of Quebec French monolingualism.
It is about NOT getting an education.
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