Re: Mexican flags in Denver Public Schools Classrooms?

"Cotton Eyed Joe" <mdginzo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Donna Metler" <dmmetler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Here's my first question-what classroom, in what context? It wasn't 
>> uncommon
>> when I was in high school for foreign language cl***** to have flags of

>> the
>> countries where the language was spoken on display. Not in the same way

>> as
>> the US flag, but as an artifact.
>
> Not only that.  When I was in school we had all sorts of education in
> foreign languages and cultures - up to and including native dances and
> literature.

Apparently Xenophobia 101 has replaced language and world history. And the

Luddites go marching along....