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I came across an article about a a Filipino student who lives and goes to school in Montreal, Canada. Like most Filipinos, the student, Luc, eats with a spoon and fork. One day during lunch in school, a Canadian adult who watches over students as they eat, walked over to Luc and told him that using a spoon and fork is disgusting. The adult also said that if Luc wants to continue eating with his friends, he should use a fork and knife like all Canadians do. The principal of the school defended the adult’s actions and told Luc’s parents that if Luc doesn’t stop eating like a pig (referring to the spoon and fork), he cannot sit with the rest of his classmates.

• What do you think of this issue?
• How do you feel about this?
• You recently studied about Canada. Why do you think the adult and the principal acted this way? How would you feel if you were Luc?
• What would you do if you were Luc?
• Continue thinking about this incident and write about what’s wrong with the whole thing.
• Would you want to be in a school like this?
• Do you know what discrimination is?
• Have you discriminated against someone? How? Is this still going on?
• Do you feel you have been discriminated against in the past? How? Is this still going on?
• What would you do if you feel you have been discriminated by somebody?
• Do you have friends from ethnic backgrounds that are different from yours?
• Do you feel that they have to be like you for them to continue being your friends?
• Do you feel you have to change ways that are common to your ethnic background so that your friends will keep on being your friends?

You may read the full article from The Chronicle. Click here.