[HIDEK6]

Back in the 60s when I was in high school, our French teacher said we could take the final or sing La Marseilles in French.

If we sang La Mareseilles in French we got an A.

Guess what everyone did?

I remember it to this day.

[Chode]

the question is... why was it done at all???

[RonF]

Teaching the kids what those are and what they mean would make sense. Having them actually stand up, render a salute and recite them as if they were giving the American Pledge of Allegiance? Not such a good idea.

[rockrr]

My kids wouldn’t mind because they would know that they weren’t actually pledging allegiance to a foreign power. But they would have my permission to refuse to participate if it did bother them.

Personally, If I had been in that position myself I would have recited the pledge but inserted the words “refuse to” into recitation just to mess with them.

[Oatka]

From a poster on Yahoo Answers. The pledge in Spanish and translated English:

Bandera de México,
Legado de Nuestros Héroes,
Símbolo de la Unidad
de nuestros Padres
y de nuestros Hermanos.

Te prometemos:

Ser siempre fieles
a los principios de
la libertad y la justicia,
que hacen de Nuestra
Patria la Nación
Independiente, humana
y generosa a la que
entregamos nuestra
existencia.

I´ve never seen a translation of it, but I´ll do my best.

Mexican flag
legacy from our heroes
symbol of the unity of our parents **
and our brothers **

We promise you:

To be always loyal
to the principles of freedom and justice
that makes this an independent,
human and generous nation ,
to which we dedicate our existence.

I hope it helps.

**In Spanish the word “padres” and “Hermanos” mean parents and brothers but in this case, parents might be translated to “our ancestors” and brothers might refer to the fact of considering all country men as brothers and sisters so you can edit it if you want.

[JimRed]

In HS Spanish I in the late 50’s we learned the Pledge of Allegiance- to the American flag, in Spanish. I remember it to this day.

Juro fidelidad a la bandera...

[PDGearhead]

Since the Spanish language originated in Spain, one would think the class would be instructed to learn something about Spain.

[SuziQ]

Heh, in my Spanish class, 40 years ago, we were required to recite "The Lord's Prayer". Of course, this was South Mississippi.

I'm curious as to why they have to recite the MEXICAN pledge of allegiance. It isn't a Mexican language class, it's a SPANISH language class. Why not recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the country of SPAIN, from which the language comes?

[Hacklehead]

“It is important to note that every year, a teacher’s lesson plans are reviewed and modified for their appropriateness” (by a similarly indoctrinated anti-American leftist).