This play has the title 'No Saco Nada De La Escuela', because this play argues that the educational system is irrelevant to the needs of the minority community, particularly in regard to the awareness of one's culture (p.763). For example, in the highschool scene they have to do an essay for graduation, Francisco decides to do his in spanish which causes the teacher to get extremely upset.... (teacher) "Get Out" (Francisco: why? I was only speaking my language. I'm Chicano, ¿que no? Teacher: Because I don't understand you. Francisco: So What? When I was small, I didn't understand English and you kept flunking me instead of teaching me Teacher: You are permanently expelled from this highschool! (P768). Maybe Francisco was a little disrespectful in his approach but he had a point. This still did not give the teacher any reason to get extremely upset and expel him from the school.
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