Learning in Mexico versus the U.S.
February 1, 2019
It’s more difficult for students in Mexico to finish their education than it is in the U.S.
Mexico and the United States have a distinct culture. Their way of living is very different to the United States, as well as their views on education. Many students in Mexico live in poverty and are forced to start working at a young age. Education is not viewed as something essential; youth grow up with the notion that it is more important to work and provide for their family. But those who do go through with their education have a much more different educational experience than one in the United States. In a random survey of 93 Morton East students, 71% students reported that it is easier to finish school in the United States than it is in Mexico.
“En los salones ay menos estudiantes asi que los maestros estan mas alpendientes de ellos. Muchos de los estudiantes vienen de pueblos alrededor y llegan como pueden,” Alumno de la escuela Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Jose Emanuel Venegas Lopez dijo.
The number of students in each classroom is much smaller than it is in the united states. In each school there are about 200 students who attend; the reduced class size is an advantage to students and teachers as it improves learning. Even though class size is an advantage, many students struggle with finding transportation to school.
“Yo regularmente llego a la escuela en Taxi, esta mas o menos como unos 20 kilometros de mi casa,” Alumno de la escuela Cbtis 109, Luis Varela Chavez dijo.
Schools in Mexico don’t provide transportation for their students. Students often must travel miles, sometimes even walking to be able to get to school. Many find this as too much of a challenge and choose to not continue with their education.
“Hay muchos que nada mas terminan la escuela secundaria y se van a trabajar. Los que pueden y quieren seguin y van a la preparatoria,” Alumno de la escuela Everardo Gamez Olivas, Pablo Hiram Gonzalez Reza dijo.
Student Luis Varela Chavez agrees that most students don’t further continue their education on to a University because of lack of transportation and income.
“Muchos nada mas terminan la prepa y no siguen por la economia y falta de transporte.”
On the other hand, it seems like most of the students who attend private schools manage to continue and finish off their education.
“School is better in Mexico. I went to Colegio Valladolid, and I usually got to school because my parents would drive me. They offered me an English class, math, and physics. I went to a private school and most students did complete their education,” Said former Student Sara Roque at North-Grand High School.
Although students in Mexico that attend private schools don’t have trouble getting there or finishing off their studies, most of the schools in Mexico cannot provide their students with the updated technology as a resource to assist in completing school work.
“Lo único malo es que no contamos con laboratorios ni buenos centros de computación y tecnología,” alumno de la preparatoria de El Plateado Zac, Juan Francisco Marquez dijo.
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Anahy Villa • Feb 13, 2019 at 5:55 pm
My parents grew up in poverty in Mexico. They dropped out at a young age to go work to be able to help their parents support the family. Those traits encouraged them to become better workers here in the USA. When students here don’t take advantage of the opportunities served to us, it aches me because there’s kids in Mexico that wish they had our type of education. It’s just that some of these kids don’t take advantage of these classes and completely blow them.
Cristobal A Garcia • Feb 13, 2019 at 7:14 am
Students here in the U.S. are very lucky to have the opportunity to learn but constantly take it for granted.kids in Mexico don’t really have the time or even the chance to go school and learn. Sometime there are people who grow up without even learning to write their names when in the U.S. kids drop out because school is “to hard”.
Jocelyn Rizo • Feb 12, 2019 at 1:14 pm
I agree that most teenagers in Mexico start working after middle school or high school because its hard to have an education in Mexico. The article states how most students don’t have transportation in order to get to school most of them make long walks through harsh weathers which makes them harder to attend. Another thing that the article stated that proves its hard for students to attend to school due to transportation is when Luis Varela Chavez, a student at Cbtis 109, said that he had to go in taxi because his house was far away from the school. This proves that students suffer to complete their education due to the distance of their school and income.
nancy guadalupe rojas • Feb 12, 2019 at 10:22 am
This is very true for the education system in Mexico is completely different and is the reason why many parents prefer that their children were to study in America. I know many family members that were not able to go further than middle school due to transportation issues and money wise. This does seem to be something that needs to be dealt with for the sake of the students in Mexico to be able to continue their education and not have to struggle no longer. I would say that is something that will be dealt with the new president of Mexico for he is advocating for education to be a priority.