Now that national borders are increasingly being challenged by economic and political globalization, how should we view the patriotic messages sent to our children in public schools? This book offers a unique comparison of how public schools on each side of the U.S.-Mexico border advance cultural and national values.
The authors illuminate the contradictions and complexities of culture and learning through the eyes of students, teachers and administrators. Examining topics from nationalism and civic ritual to language and bilingualism, this book will be valuable to all those interested in the teaching and formation of national and cultural identity.

Mi pais. My country.

What can these words mean to students along the U.S. Mexico border trained to function between countries, cultures and currencies? Rippberger and Stoudt'd captivating book explores how childre learn to be 'Mexican' or 'American' through explicit and subtle messages in the curricula of border-lying public schools.