I am keeping my daughter home from a school field trip to a cinco de Mayo festival. I do not think celebrateing a minor mexican army victory when they lost the war is a good way to spend school hours. It is not an American holiday, Am I wrong in keeping her out of it?
2007-05-02 05:11:52 · 20 answers · asked by Patricia 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Not at all. Americans need to stop celebrating Mexico. I wish more people like you did this.
2007-05-02 05:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I never even heard of cinco de Mayo until I was old enough to drink. I always just figured it was a drinking Mexican holiday. Go figure.
2007-05-02 13:11:39 · answer #2 · answered by Princess of the Realm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Just like Christmas or Thanksgiving, the holiday celebration has little or nothing to do with its original reason for existence. Cinco de Mayo has become just a celebration of culture. You are isolating your daughter from what would probably be a very worthwhile and educational trip.
2007-05-02 12:25:59 · answer #3 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Does your school also celebrate bastille Day? Canada's Dominion day? Anyome else's national holidays? If not, they shouldn't be celebrating Cinco de Mayo. If they are recognizing all the other national holidays, when do teach anything else. You are right.
2007-05-02 12:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
If school is still in session at the time, wouldn't it be interesting to lobby the school district for a field trip to the nearest military cemetery on Memorial Day?
( I agree... that will happen the day after hell freezes over)
2007-05-02 12:24:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, as a parent you have the legal right to prohibit your children from attending any school function, even school itself. As to the possible psychological impacts it may have on your kids, it depends. There will most likely be none if this is a single incident, but if this has happened before, you run the risk of your kids being teased because of your beliefs.
2007-05-02 12:18:10 · answer #6 · answered by juddthestud1987 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its a holiday created by beer companies to sell more Coronas and other beer. The greeting card companies do the same thing. They now have a 9/11 anniversary card.
2007-05-02 12:25:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
NO. America is America and not Mexico. As a concerned parent and a citizen of America, you did the right thing. Americans better understand that right now, Bush is selling America to the highest bidder. Do you think that is right? If you do, you are NOT patriotic in any way, shape or form!
2007-05-02 12:45:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
No you are not wrong. It is wrong for the school to use tax dollars to support a non American holiday. Are they also supporting Boxing day? I think not.
2007-05-02 12:17:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's a parents choice to do so.......and if you believe it's against what you believe, then more power to you.
But, I believe in the US most of us doesn't recognize any historical value in Cinco De Mayo...except another reason to get drunk on our butts and try to do the "cha cha cha"....LOL !.....go think yeah!
2007-05-02 12:26:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋