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(05-03-2014 01:36 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(05-03-2014 11:49 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  No American should be chastised for wearing the flag of their country...period.

I find it funny that these kids are celebrating Cinco De Mayo as such a fcking big deal...and yet... I bet you could not get them to voluntarily immigrate back to Mexico if their lives depended on it. Mexico is schithole..pure and simple. Evidently they fail to understand just how crappy it is compared to America. These kids are Americans BTW. I am amazed they celebrate a holiday of a country that their parents so much wanted to leave. There should be no Cinco De Mayo or celebrations or ANY celebrations from other countries other than ours...period. Celebrate May 5th at Del Taco or at home on you own property. Keep it out of the public schools.

Christmas is a celebration from another country.

No, it's really not...
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It didn't originate in 'merica
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(05-05-2014 08:52 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  It didn't originate in 'merica

It's not a holiday of any nation therefore it's not a holiday of a foreign nation...
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I don't get why Mexicans in California would celebrate Cinco de Mayo. It's not a major holiday for the bulk of Mexico, people still go to work. Grito de Dolores is the actual independence day in Mexico. Americans only make a big deal out of it so they can have chips, salsa and tequila on the cheap.
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(05-05-2014 08:00 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  
(05-03-2014 11:53 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  [Image: worldturnedupsidedown.jpg]

They are just celebrating a flag that represents their heritage. I'm sure they don't intend for it to be offensive.

I assume you're just being sarcastic.
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(05-05-2014 08:52 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  It didn't originate in 'merica

Cinco de Mayo is called Cinco de Mayo because it's from and for Mexico. Stop being a fuucking retard. It's like Europe celebrating our Independence Day, or our Memorial Day... Birthdays didn't originate in America either but they're not tied to just one nation.
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(05-04-2014 10:00 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  So why are we wanting to celebrate a shipwreck of a cargo boat carrying a ton of Hellmann's?

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(05-05-2014 09:30 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  
(05-05-2014 08:52 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  It didn't originate in 'merica

Cinco de Mayo is called Cinco de Mayo because it's from and for Mexico. Stop being a fuucking retard. It's like Europe celebrating our Independence Day, or our Memorial Day... Birthdays didn't originate in America either but they're not tied to just one nation.

And apparently Cinco de Mayo is not tied to one country either.

Say, how do you guys feel about St. Patricks Day.
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Quote:MORGAN HILL -- The days leading up to Cinco de Mayo have put this bucolic burg on edge.

A "patriot" group, a mysterious band of bikers and a right-wing radio host from Los Angeles are urging Californians to protest outside a Morgan Hill high school where school officials four years ago told some students to turn their American flag T-shirts inside out -- or go home.

Many Morgan Hill residents had hoped the nationwide controversy spurred by the order had died down. But a recent federal appeals court ruling in favor of the administration has resurrected the fiery issue, and opponents plan on picketing the high school on Monday's Mexican holiday.

"This whole thing is ugly," said Rey Morales, a parent whose sons, now 10 and 12, had rocks thrown at them after the contretemps erupted in 2010. "It's not just affecting the school. It's hurting this entire community."

Morales is so worried about violence on Monday that he's keeping his four children home from school. And concerned police are watching closely.

But those who plan to protest insist on their right to do so.

"What disruption are they concerned about?" asked William Becker Jr., an attorney who filed suit against the school district over the original incident. "They must be afraid of their own behaviors. They must be incapable of controlling their emotions when people they disagree with want to freely exercise their First Amendment right of free speech."

Raw nerves

The raw nerves in this town of 40,000 stretch back to May 5, 2010, when Live Oak High School was festooned in cultural colors and Mexican flags. But when four boys showed up with their American flag shirts -- proclaiming that it was nothing more than a show of American pride -- Latino students saw it as sign of disrespect.

When tempers flared, school officials interceded. But when word of the incident got out, a bitter brouhaha erupted across the nation. The left maintained that ethnic pride is not anti-American. The right said that Cinco de Mayo does not cancel the right to visibly express pride in being an American.

Becker's firm,

Freedom X, filed a federal lawsuit against the school district and Live Oak administrators. It alleged that the boys' First Amendment right to freedom of expression and their 14th Amendment rights of due process and equal protection had been violated. The case reached a three-judge panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which in February said campus safety outweighed the students' First Amendment claims. The court pointed to previous years of Cinco de Mayo trouble at Live Oak. So Freedom X filed another appeal, asking that the case be heard by 11 judges.

As Monday approaches, the fresh upsurge of anxiety has spurred numerous community meetings focused on making sure this year's celebration does not morph into an out-of-control invasion of angry outsiders. And although a number of Live Oak students have asked all the adults to "let it go," the Gilroy Morgan Hill Patriots plan to stand out in front of the school, beginning at 7:30 a.m., and hold American flags in silence.

"We will not carry signs," said Georgine Scott-Codiga, the group's president. "We will be very respectful of students, and we won't disrupt school in any way, shape or form."

She promises that no more than 50 protesters at a time will spend roughly an hour in front of the school. But with word of the event being fanned by social media and radio host Jimmy Z, there is fear that all the strangers won't get the peaceful message.

After Scott-Codiga's group announced its plan, a group that supported the court decision -- We The People Morgan Hill -- began contemplating what it might do on Monday. At first, the group planned to be outside the school -- until students objected.

But the group will hold a Monday rally outside the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. "We want to show that just because you celebrate a cultural holiday does not make you anti-American," said attorney Juan Lopez, an organizer with the group. "We will have a unity, respect and peace rally. We will not be coldhearted and full of hate like the Patriots."

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Morales, the father of the two boys who were attacked in the aftermath of the 2010 clash, agreed with that sentiment. "It does not matter your ethnicity or heritage; we are all Americans," he said. "Making children feel shameful for their heritage is not right. And as for Monday, safety for kids trumps freedom of speech."

Several right-wing websites have called for motorcyclists to gather in Morgan Hill and become part of a cruise to the school at dismissal time, followed by a mass ride around town. What's unsettling is that nobody, even the police, has been able to find out anything about the motorcycle riders.

But the Morgan Hill Police Department says it isn't taking any chances.

"We intend to be on top of crowd management," said police spokesman Carson Thomas, whose department has made face-to-face contact with all involved groups except the unknown motorcyclists. "Our main focus is on protecting students and staff at the school."

Steve Betando, superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District, said online videos from four years ago left a bad impression of Live Oak -- and today's students are still sensitive to those images. He said students are concentrating on Advanced Placement tests and college applications and want their school to be left out of the controversy.

Betando said every preparation has been made to protect Live Oak on Monday -- inside and out.

"The kids feel a great amount of responsibility for one another," said Betando, who hopes Cinco de Mayo goes off without a hitch. "The students believe the outside adult issues should not interfere with what they are doing with their lives today. "

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I am starting a unit on Mexico this week because of Cinco de Mayo.
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(05-05-2014 09:56 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  
(05-03-2014 11:30 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  
Quote:MORGAN HILL -- The days leading up to Cinco de Mayo have put this bucolic burg on edge.

A "patriot" group, a mysterious band of bikers and a right-wing radio host from Los Angeles are urging Californians to protest outside a Morgan Hill high school where school officials four years ago told some students to turn their American flag T-shirts inside out -- or go home.

Many Morgan Hill residents had hoped the nationwide controversy spurred by the order had died down. But a recent federal appeals court ruling in favor of the administration has resurrected the fiery issue, and opponents plan on picketing the high school on Monday's Mexican holiday.

"This whole thing is ugly," said Rey Morales, a parent whose sons, now 10 and 12, had rocks thrown at them after the contretemps erupted in 2010. "It's not just affecting the school. It's hurting this entire community."

Morales is so worried about violence on Monday that he's keeping his four children home from school. And concerned police are watching closely.

But those who plan to protest insist on their right to do so.

"What disruption are they concerned about?" asked William Becker Jr., an attorney who filed suit against the school district over the original incident. "They must be afraid of their own behaviors. They must be incapable of controlling their emotions when people they disagree with want to freely exercise their First Amendment right of free speech."

Raw nerves

The raw nerves in this town of 40,000 stretch back to May 5, 2010, when Live Oak High School was festooned in cultural colors and Mexican flags. But when four boys showed up with their American flag shirts -- proclaiming that it was nothing more than a show of American pride -- Latino students saw it as sign of disrespect.

When tempers flared, school officials interceded. But when word of the incident got out, a bitter brouhaha erupted across the nation. The left maintained that ethnic pride is not anti-American. The right said that Cinco de Mayo does not cancel the right to visibly express pride in being an American.

Becker's firm,

Freedom X, filed a federal lawsuit against the school district and Live Oak administrators. It alleged that the boys' First Amendment right to freedom of expression and their 14th Amendment rights of due process and equal protection had been violated. The case reached a three-judge panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which in February said campus safety outweighed the students' First Amendment claims. The court pointed to previous years of Cinco de Mayo trouble at Live Oak. So Freedom X filed another appeal, asking that the case be heard by 11 judges.

As Monday approaches, the fresh upsurge of anxiety has spurred numerous community meetings focused on making sure this year's celebration does not morph into an out-of-control invasion of angry outsiders. And although a number of Live Oak students have asked all the adults to "let it go," the Gilroy Morgan Hill Patriots plan to stand out in front of the school, beginning at 7:30 a.m., and hold American flags in silence.

"We will not carry signs," said Georgine Scott-Codiga, the group's president. "We will be very respectful of students, and we won't disrupt school in any way, shape or form."

She promises that no more than 50 protesters at a time will spend roughly an hour in front of the school. But with word of the event being fanned by social media and radio host Jimmy Z, there is fear that all the strangers won't get the peaceful message.

After Scott-Codiga's group announced its plan, a group that supported the court decision -- We The People Morgan Hill -- began contemplating what it might do on Monday. At first, the group planned to be outside the school -- until students objected.

But the group will hold a Monday rally outside the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. "We want to show that just because you celebrate a cultural holiday does not make you anti-American," said attorney Juan Lopez, an organizer with the group. "We will have a unity, respect and peace rally. We will not be coldhearted and full of hate like the Patriots."

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Morales, the father of the two boys who were attacked in the aftermath of the 2010 clash, agreed with that sentiment. "It does not matter your ethnicity or heritage; we are all Americans," he said. "Making children feel shameful for their heritage is not right. And as for Monday, safety for kids trumps freedom of speech."

Several right-wing websites have called for motorcyclists to gather in Morgan Hill and become part of a cruise to the school at dismissal time, followed by a mass ride around town. What's unsettling is that nobody, even the police, has been able to find out anything about the motorcycle riders.

But the Morgan Hill Police Department says it isn't taking any chances.

"We intend to be on top of crowd management," said police spokesman Carson Thomas, whose department has made face-to-face contact with all involved groups except the unknown motorcyclists. "Our main focus is on protecting students and staff at the school."

Steve Betando, superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District, said online videos from four years ago left a bad impression of Live Oak -- and today's students are still sensitive to those images. He said students are concentrating on Advanced Placement tests and college applications and want their school to be left out of the controversy.

Betando said every preparation has been made to protect Live Oak on Monday -- inside and out.

"The kids feel a great amount of responsibility for one another," said Betando, who hopes Cinco de Mayo goes off without a hitch. "The students believe the outside adult issues should not interfere with what they are doing with their lives today. "

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I am starting a unit on Mexico this week because of Cinco de Mayo.

And no one cares.
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(05-05-2014 09:41 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(05-05-2014 09:30 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  
(05-05-2014 08:52 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  It didn't originate in 'merica

Cinco de Mayo is called Cinco de Mayo because it's from and for Mexico. Stop being a fuucking retard. It's like Europe celebrating our Independence Day, or our Memorial Day... Birthdays didn't originate in America either but they're not tied to just one nation.

And apparently Cinco de Mayo is not tied to one country either.

Say, how do you guys feel about St. Patricks Day.

Saint Patrick's day does not celebrate the victory of one nation over another. It celebrates a person who brought faith to a nation. Not at all unlike the Valentines day.

How do you feel about Kwanza?
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It's a good thing school is out for a "real" holiday when it is celebrated, otherwise the redneck 'Mericans and thugs would be going at it.

(I think I'm getting the hang of this forum)
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(05-05-2014 10:13 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  It's a good thing school is out for a "real" holiday when it is celebrated, otherwise the redneck 'Mericans and thugs would be going at it.

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Yup. Everyone w/ Memphis in their name are dumbasses.
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My students do plenty of celebrating of United States independence as well.
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(05-05-2014 10:19 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  My students do plenty of celebrating of United States independence as well.

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(05-05-2014 10:19 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  My students do plenty of celebrating of United States independence as well.

A lot of kids in summer school?
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(05-05-2014 09:41 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(05-05-2014 09:30 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  
(05-05-2014 08:52 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  It didn't originate in 'merica

Cinco de Mayo is called Cinco de Mayo because it's from and for Mexico. Stop being a fuucking retard. It's like Europe celebrating our Independence Day, or our Memorial Day... Birthdays didn't originate in America either but they're not tied to just one nation.

And apparently Cinco de Mayo is not tied to one country either.

Say, how do you guys feel about St. Patricks Day.

I've never seen a school piss and moan when someone wore an American Flag on St Paddy's Day. Irish don't start fights with Americans over it either, and don't raise Ireland's flag over America's. And Cinco de Mayo actually really is just tied to Mexico. Maybe if they treated Americans with respect and didn't spit on us and our country then this wouldn't be such a big deal and could be more like St. Paddy's Day.
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(05-05-2014 10:13 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  It's a good thing school is out for a "real" holiday when it is celebrated, otherwise the redneck 'Mericans and thugs would be going at it.

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Here's a list. I'll let you pick the ones WE celebrate.

BTW, you sound like a 14 year old emo goth when you say the term "merica."


Afghanistan August 19 (1919) Independence Day
Albania November 28 (1912) Independence Day
Algeria November 1 (1954) Revolution Day
American Samoa April 17 (1900) Flag Day
Andorra September 8 (1278) Our Lady of Meritxell Day
Angola November 11 (1975) Independence Day
Antigua and Barbuda November 1 (1981) Independence Day (National Day)
Argentina May 25 (1810) Revolution Day
Armenia September 21 (1991) Independence Day
Aruba March 18 (1976) Flag Day
Australia January 26 (1788) Australia Day
Austria October 26 (1955) National Day
Azerbaijan May 28 (1918) Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
Bahamas July 10 (1973) Independence Day
Bahrain December 16 (1971) National Day
Bangladesh March 26 (1971) Independence Day
Barbados November 30 (1966) Independence Day
Belarus July 3 (1944) Independence Day
Belgium July 21 (1831) Ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I
Belize September 21 (1981) Independence Day
Benin August 1 (1960) National Day
Bermuda May 24 Bermuda Day
Bhutan December 17 (1907) National Day
Bolivia August 6 (1825) Independence Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina November 25 (1943) National Day
Botswana September 30 (1966) Independence Day (Botswana Day)
Brazil September 7 (1822) Independence Day
British Virgin Islands July 1 (1956) Territory Day
Brunei February 23 (1984) National Day
Bulgaria March 3 (1878) Liberation Day
Burkina Faso December 11 (1958) Republic Day
Burundi July 1 (1962) Independence Day
Cambodia November 9 (1953) Independence Day
Cameroon May 20 (1972) Republic Day (National Day)
Canada July 1 (1867) Canada Day
Cape Verde July 5 (1975) Independence Day
Cayman Islands First Monday in July Constitution Day
Central African Republic December 1 (1958) Republic Day
Chad August 11 (1960) Independence Day
Chile September 18 (1810) Independence Day
China, People's Rep. of October 1 (1949) Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China
Colombia July 20 (1810) Independence Day
Comoros July 6 (1975) Independence Day
Congo August 15 (1960) Independence Day
Congo, Dem. Rep. of June 30 (1960) Independence Day
Cook Islands First Monday in August (1965) Constitution Day
Costa Rica September 15 (1821) Independence Day
Côte d'Ivoire August 7 (1960) Independence Day
Croatia October 8 (1991) Independence Day
Cuba January 1 (1959) Triumph of the Revolution
Cyprus October 1 (1960) Independence Day
Czech Rep. October 28 (1918) Czech Founding Day
Denmark June 5 (1849) Constitution Day10
Djibouti June 27 (1977) Independence Day
Dominica November 3 (1978) Independence Day
Dominican Rep. February 27 (1844) Independence Day
East Timor November 28 (1975) Independence Day
Ecuador August 10 (1809) Independence Day (independence of Quito)
Egypt July 23 (1952) Revolution Day
El Salvador September 15 (1821) Independence Day
Equatorial Guinea October 12 (1968) Independence Day
Eritrea May 24 (1993) Independence Day
Estonia February 24 (1918) Independence Day
Ethiopia May 28 (1991) National Day (defeat of Mengistu regime)
European Union May 9 (1950) Europe Day
Fiji 2nd Monday of October (1970) Independence Day
Finland December 6 (1917) Independence Day
France July 14 (1790) Fete de la Federation
French Polynesia July 14 (1789) Bastille Day
Gabon August 17 (1960) Independence Day
Gambia, The February 18 (1965) Independence Day
Georgia May 26 (1918) Independence Day
Germany October 3 (1990) Unity Day
Ghana March 6 (1957) Independence Day
Gibraltar September 10 (1967) National Day
Greece March 25 (1821) Independence Day
Greenland June 21 Longest day
Grenada February 7 (1974) Independence Day
Guam 1st Monday in March (1521) Discovery Day
Guatemala September 15 (1821) Independence Day
Guernsey May 9 (1945) Liberation Day
Guinea October 2 (1958) Independence Day
Guinea-Bissau September 24 (1973) Independence Day
Guyana February 23 (1970) Republic Day
Haiti January 1 (1804) Independence Day
Holy See (Vatican City) April 24 (2005) Coronation Day of Pope Benedict XVI
Honduras September 15 (1821) Independence Day
Hong Kong October 1 (1949) National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China)
Hungary August 20 Saint Stephen's Day
Iceland June 17 (1944) Independence Day
India January 26 (1950) Republic Day
Indonesia August 17 (1945) Independence Day
Iran April 1 (1979) Republic Day
Iraq July 17 (1968) Revolution Day
Ireland March 17 Saint Patrick's Day
Isle of Man July 5 Tynwald Day
Israel April or May 14 (1948) Independence Day
Italy June 2 (1946) Republic Day
Jamaica August 6 (1962) Independence Day
Japan December 23 (1933) Birthday of Emperor Akihito
Jersey May 9 (1945) Liberation Day
Jordan May 25 (1946) Independence Day
Kazakhstan December 16 (1991) Independence Day
Kenya December 12 (1963) Independence Day
Kiribati July 12 (1979) Independence Day
Korea (North) September 9 (1948) Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korea (South) August 15 (1945) Liberation Day
Kuwait February 25 (1950) National Day
Kyrgyzstan August 31 (1991) Independence Day
Laos December 2 (1975) Republic Day
Latvia November 18 (1918) Independence Day
Lebanon November 22 (1943) Independence Day
Lesotho October 4 (1966) Independence Day
Liberia July 26 (1847) Independence Day
Libya September 1 (1969) Revolution Day
Liechtenstein August 15 Assumption Day
Lithuania February 16 (1918) Independence Day
Luxembourg June 23 National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte)
Macau October 1 (1949) National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China)
Macedonia August 2 (1903) Ilinden Uprising Day
Madagascar June 26 (1960) Independence Day
Malawi July 6 (1964) Independence Day (Republic Day)
Malaysia August 31 (1957) Independence Day/Malaysia Day
Maldives July 26 (1965) Independence Day
Mali September 22 (1960) Independence Day
Malta September 21 (1964) Independence Day
Marshall Islands May 1 (1979) Constitution Day
Mauritania November 28 (1960) Independence Day
Mauritius March 12 (1968) Independence Day
Mayotte July 14 (1789) Bastille Day
Mexico September 16 (1810) Independence Day
Micronesia, Federated States of May 10 (1979) Constitution Day
Moldova August 27 (1991) Independence Day
Monaco November 19 (1857) National Day (Saint Rainier's Day)
Mongolia July 11 (1921) Independence Day/Revolution Day
Montenegro July 13 (1878) National Day
Morocco July 30 (1999) Throne Day (accession of King Mohamed VI to the throne)
Mozambique June 25 (1975) Independence Day
Namibia March 21 (1990) Independence Day
Nauru January 31 (1968) Independence Day
Netherlands April 30 (1909 and 1980) Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother Juliana and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter Beatrix)
Netherlands Antilles April 30 (1909 and 1980) Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother Juliana and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter Beatrix)
New Caledonia July 14 (1789) Bastille Day
New Zealand February 6 (1840) Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand)
Nicaragua September 15 (1821) Independence Day
Niger December 18 (1958) Republic Day
Nigeria October 1 (1960) Independence Day (National Day)
Niue February 6 (1840) Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand)
Norfolk Island June 8 (1856) Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders)
Northern Mariana Islands January 8 (1978) Commonwealth Day
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I don't see any May 5th celebration for Mexico.
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(05-05-2014 10:22 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  
(05-05-2014 10:19 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  My students do plenty of celebrating of United States independence as well.

A lot of kids in summer school?

No. Throughout the school year. I teach U.S. History remember? My students get almost an entire year of U.S. History. It is only after the Standardized test that we get to explore the history of other countries.

Today, we are studying the history of Mexico and Cinco de Mayo.
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RE: More Cinco De Mayo Problems In School
(05-05-2014 12:51 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  
(05-05-2014 10:22 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  
(05-05-2014 10:19 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  My students do plenty of celebrating of United States independence as well.

A lot of kids in summer school?

No. Throughout the school year. I teach U.S. History remember? My students get almost an entire year of U.S. History. It is only after the Standardized test that we get to explore the history of other countries.

Today, we are studying the history of Mexico and Cinco de Mayo.

Wait, you mean you teach U.S. History, so ALMOST the entire year your students learn about U.S. History? 03-melodramatic
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