The traditional focus of Remembrance Day is the two world wars of the 20th century. Discuss what young people know of those conflicts. Where does their information come from? Is it mainly from television and school?
Do they have stories of family who were directly involved?
Part of the service is the two-minute silence. What do young people think about during these periods of quiet? There have been a number of them recently, remembering victims of tragedies. Do young people think they have been overdone? Or should we have more chances to be quiet and reflect? Many two-minute silences are followed by a lone bugler. Talk about this reminder of times when armies went into battle with trumpets and ceremonials. How different is it from the shock and awe of modern warfare?
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