Mexican-Americans, according to ‘Mexican American Heritage’

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Mexican-Americans, according to ‘Mexican American Heritage’

Unqualified authors spew falsehoods, factual errors

Rogelio Sáenz, For the Express-News June 11, 2016

One step forward, three steps back. This exemplifies the world of Mexican-Americans who have fought for Texas to be more inclusive in the teaching of Mexican-American studies in public high schools.

 

A couple of years ago, educators and advocates of Mexican-American studies cheered when the State Board of Education voted in favor of the creation of instructional resources for the teaching of the subject. The exuberance eroded the past few weeks as the Texas Education Agency released its samples of materials to teach Mexican-American studies.

 

The sole book in the social science category is “Mexican American Heritage.” The book contains very little information about the authors (Jaime Riddle and Valerie Angle) and publisher (Momentum Instruction). The authors are not known as experts in Mexican-American studies, and they lack the appropriate academic credentials.

 

Background checks reveal that Riddle has an undergraduate degree from Duke University and a graduate degree from Pat Robertson’s Regents University. She is associated with pro-life and Christian causes. Angle does not have an advanced degree but has taken a course on the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Angle markets herself as a “secret weapon” for the “overwhelmed woman

 

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Not having read the article, would I be wrong in thinking Mr. Sáenz and the San Antonio Express-News are somewhat less than impressed with “Mexican American Heritage"?

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Not having read the article, would I be wrong in thinking Mr. Sáenz and the San Antonio Express-News are somewhat less than impressed with “Mexican American Heritage"?

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