The article, “Mexican Americans Don’t Value Education based on the Mythmaking and Debunking”, dismisses the common myth of Mexican Americans not valuing education. The article debunks this myth by discussing the common stereotypes in literature that has been published about Mexican-Americans performing poorly in school and lack of parental involvement. One example is how Mexican Americans don’t do well in school due to their lack of English skills, but the article counters this by blaming the structure of school rather than blaming the victims. Many Mexican-Americans grow up learning Spanish because that’s what is spoken in their household and I was one of those kids until I started school. I think it did take me longer to learn things because
