Re: Mexican flags in Denver Public Schools Classrooms?

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 13:14:28 -0400, "Harry" <ryang7368@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"Cotton Eyed Joe" <mdginzo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "David Eduardo" <amdavid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > "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....
>>
>> And we wonder why Americans can't find KUwait on a map.
>
>I know many Latin Americans that can't find Suriname either. Many don't
even
>know the location of Latin American countries.
>
>

I once knew a burrito ape from Baja Sur that didn't know what Oaxaca was,
nevermind what country
it's in.