[Mpls] Mariachi Music Bias

[Michael Atherton]

> Bill Kahn responds:
> 
> Cultural diversity is the sort of thing kids learn well in a 
> public school setting whether it is fun with Mariachis or 
> something else; 

Racial prejudice and violence are other things that 
children learn in the public schools and whatever 
education Mr. Kahn received it doesn't seem to have 
instilled in him an appreciation for cultural diversity 
or at least for Mariachi music.

Not to mention that the Minneapolis Public Schools will
not even consider enrolling my son until next September,
while the Houston District has already accepted him for 
their Virtual Academy Kindergarten and placed him in 1st 
grade math (two years ahead of where he would be placed
in the MPS when they get around to accepting him).

> I suppose the experience Atherton wants for his kids 
> might be fun, depending on their ages, but the underlying 
> themes in most Mariachi music are not very suitable or 
> interesting for kids--better stick to the dance music.

I see, so Mariachi music is less acceptable than American
Rap & Rock?  At least my children would not understand
the purported profanities or inappropriate themes in Mariachi 
music given that they are not yet fluent in Spanish. :-|

Michael Atherton
Prospect Park