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Originally Posted by Hali87
Being "certified" bilingual is probably more relevant in NB, because of the "legalness" of the province's bilingualism. Since NS isn't "officially" bilingual, it is less important for individuals to be "officially" bilingual - simply being able to speak both French and English fluently is the most that an employer seeking bilingual staff is likely to want or expect (gov't jobs might be a different story). For some reason I am assuming that you went to high school in NB... is that right? Or was it Truro?
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I began high school in Truro and I finished in Moncton.
I found an equal level of importance given to French from teachers at both Cobequid Educational Centre and Moncton High School.
I'm unsure if CEC's enthusiasm is in any part due to Truro's Acadian population, which is larger than most other municipalities in Nova Scotia. The only difference I found at MHS was that when anglophone students didn't take French (since they aren't required to until grade 12) there was this sense of guilt that was asserted. Teachers would outright ask
why?