Should Texas students be required to say Mexican Pledge of Allegiance?

Oh . . Hell No!

I always take what the media says with a grain of salt. Discounting the sensationalism that the media, by default, adds to anything that may appear he least bit inflammatory (and thus, increase circulation/revenue/sales) let's dissect this. If the teacher encouraged the students to learn the Mexican anthem/pledge of allegiance (and I'll give her credit that the nearest Hispanic neighbor is Mexico) that is not a bad thing. It gives one awareness of another nation's national pride and it also helps in learning the language. To ask them to take a segment, recite it, and explain what it may mean to a Mexican, I would say great! When I took Spanish and German in school we learned their anthems (in Germany's case two of them at the time) and learned how the anthems came about.

I think the friction point is when the teacher directed the students to stand up and recite the pledge as if they were Mexicans. That is wrong. In talking with several seasoned educators (HS and College) their consensus was the teacher is attempting to normalize reciting the Mexican pledge and anthem by making them go through the rituals associated with a Mexican saying the anthem/pledge. They were very uncomfortable with that behavior. I concur.

Giving the teacher the benefit of the doubt that they meant well I say "great idea, lousy execution"

Some of these newer threads tend to have a very harsh perception of America and that worries me. Furthermore I am seeing no respect for what has transpired over the past week or so. It is one thing to be disappointed but America has spoken. Perhaps it will swing the other way in 2 years, time will only tell but it is disrespectful to come here and pose such anti-American rhetoric, finding issues that ONLY denigrate America and for what? This??

Infuriating!

That's it! I'm hopping the border and crossing over into Mexico illegally.

Did Texas secede and become part of Mexico again? No? Ok, there's that answer. 'Murica!

Ok this is tough I am trying to figure out how to say this with out making anyone but hurt. Is Mexico paying for the school in Texas Are they paying for the teachers and for their students to attend. The short answer is NO then.

Hell no.

No this is the USA not mexico as far as I am concerned.

This is the stuff of nightmares where kids don't say our Pledge of Allegiance, but the Mexican Pledge is being said at a school in this country. Something is wrong when another countries pledge is being said in an American school. If it is being said as part of a Spanish Class, OK. If not - I would be one pissed off parent.