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Education of Latino Children, 1900-1980

This set explores the Latino commitment to education, the discrimination youngsters faced in school, and quantitative information about school children (good for math lessons).

Full Text PDF: Chapter 6: Education of Latino Children

Autobiographical information, Cleo Estrada, p. 3

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Eleanor Montour, Clip #1

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Emma Gomez Martinez, Letter to Her Children, p. 2

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Emma Gomez Martinez, Letter to Her Children, p. 3

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Lincoln Elementary School, Boulder, Grades 3-4, 1954-1955

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Longmont, Places of Historical Importance, Columbine Elementary

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Los Inmigrantes, Clip#5

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Oral history, Patsy Cordova, pt. 1

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Racism in the School System, by Dixie Lee Aragon

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School Censuses, Excerpt #1, Latino-Surnamed Children in Longmont Schools, 1935

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School Censuses, Excerpt #2, Latino-Surnamed Children in Annual School Censuses, Longmont, 1905-1964

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School Censuses, Excerpt #3, Grade Level of Latino-Surnamed School Children, Three Towns, 1925-1964

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School Censuses, Excerpt #4, Ages of Latino-Surnamed School Children, Three Towns, 1905-1964

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Virginia Maestas, Clip #3

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Historian Comments

This resource begins by considering the determination of Latino parents and of their children to get an education, in order to have a better adult life. From the earliest arrivals to Boulder County, families tried to keep at least some of their children in school as long as possible, even when they were old enough to be working. Interviews and other sources make the commitment to education visible. That commitment is especially impressive given the amount of racism and discrimination that many Latino children experienced in school–from teachers and other youngsters. Even children who stayed in school and went on to college remembered bad treatment and how they had to fight to achieve their educational goals. A final section of this resource presents quantitative information about Latino children in the three towns studied here, including their numbers, ages, and grades, between 1905 and 1964. That material, drawn from the annual School Censuses, provides excellent sources for lessons in mathematics: how to quantify information for analysis, how to prepare and read tables, and how to work with spreadsheets.

Teaching Boulder County Latino History is an extension of the Boulder County Latino History Project. This site provides resources for those interested in teaching Boulder County Latino History. The teaching resources are grounded in the books written by CU Boulder’s Distinguished Professor Marjorie McIntosh.

There are three central components to this site. The Lesson Database provides lessons for K-12 teachers. Each lesson uses primary sources and is grounded in the books by Prof. McIntosh. Beyond the curated lessons teachers are encouraged to explore the Primary Source Sets and access the full text of Prof. McIntosh’s books. The book outlines link lesson plans and primary sources to each chapter. Teachers and students are welcome to download all or parts of the books to support their learning.

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