Brenda Brinsdon, then 15, told TheBlaze exclusively in 2011 that students in her intermediate Spanish class were instructed to recite the Mexican anthem and pledge individually in front of their peers at Achieve Early College High School in McAllen, Texas. Brinsdon refused, telling TheBlaze at the time that “Reciting pledges to Mexico and being loyal to it has nothing to do with learning Spanish.” She also provided TheBlaze with video she recorded of students taking part in the assignment.
As an alternative task to reciting the pledge and anthem, she was assigned an essay on the history of the Mexican revolution — an assignment for which she received a failing grade.
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I personally don't see a problem with LEARNING the anthem (high school French students almost always learn the lyrics to La Marseillaise) but the pledge?? Also, I suspect that this teacher never seriously intended to give her a passing grade on the alternative assignment. This is a language class, not a class in political indoctrination.
ReplyDeleteBad thing is they want teach the Mexican pledge and anthem but they pledge our own.
ReplyDeleteThanks for standing up for your country, Brenda! That needs to be done more often in this country!
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