A Special Relationship

I was interested in the US and UK special relationship lecture before I even walked into the room. Why? Because I really like the idea of it. The idea that countries can have positive shared histories together that are still alive hundreds of years later, through the people, culture, and politics. In lecture, we pinpointed three aspects that quality a relationship as being special: having communication, exclusivity, and equality. At the 1945 Yalta Peace Conference, Russia, America, and the UK were together via Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill. Russia was soon kicked out of the picture (three is a crowd, I guess) and from 1946 onward, it was decided that mentally and practically the UK and US should stick together...although, as we know, we share an entwined history that further strengthens some kind of intrinsic, second kin relationship. After all we share a language (although it doesn't feel that way sometimes), have the same blood, share literature and films, and have always had a strong military alliance and shared intelligence.
I especially loved learning about it from a British point of view. I thought it was incredibly interesting learning about the Britain's 'missed opportunity' to be a part of the EU, and to also learn a little more about the personal relationship between our national leaders. Some say that the term 'special relationship' should be dropped however, and that may be a part of the growth of the relationship. As a prospective educator in an elementary school, I liked learning about the different point of view from the UK prospective. I think it would be great to mention this to children, as a way to not only build empathy but also deepen their knowledge of the importance of history to our present. I am not sure what I think about dropping the 'special relationship' term, or even how much of an impact that has on changing it any way.