Discussion Questions: Mexican American Education EXTRA CREDIT. Textbook Ch. 5 Me

Discussion Questions: Mexican American Education EXTRA CREDIT. Textbook Ch. 5 Mexican American Education DQs What is the significance of Mendez v. Westminster? How did the curriculum between Mexican and Anglo-American schools differ? Why was it different? What was the risk of taking the Mendez case into state court rather than federal court? What was the basis of Marcus’s argument in the Mendez case? What were the ramifications of the Mendez case beyond the school districts involved in the case? Why did few scholars outside of California know about the Mendez case until the 21st century? What do you think this says about how Mexican-American history is valued or prioritized in US history? Richardson, Batos, Bolillos, Pochos, and Pelados, Chapter 5: The Pain of Gain: Fifty Years of Anglo-Hispanic Relations in South Texas Schools (with Maria Olivia Villarreal-Solano) “As for Anglo students, I couldn’t say because I never associated with them. I vividly remember my tenth-grade English teacher. She was a wonderful person who inspired me to be the best that I could be. She would tell me that just because I was a ‘brownie’ didn’t mean that I wasn’t intelligent.” What do y’all make of this quote? Would you say it indicates there was discrimination? Why or Why not? How did discrimination shift once Mexicans began pushing for equality and change? What is the significance of Delgado v. Bastrop Independent School District? p. 133 Go back and re-read Frank’s story. What do y’all think of his situation of being caught between Anglos and Mexicans? How is his discrimination similar or different from that experienced by Mexicans? How did social class affect how Mexican Americans were treated in school?