Mexico's Education
Education is a very important part of our world. The better our education is for the youth today the better our futures will be tomorrow. The UN Global Education Initiative has goals to better our world through the education of children. They have three main priorities that they focus on more than anything. The first one is to see that every child is in school. The second priority is to have a better quality of learning for children. Lastly, having children become global citizens in order to better our world is the last priority. If these things were improved in all countries, the future would be in good hands.
Having good attendance is a key priority for the UN. That is why Mexico has been trying to improve that part of their education system. Over the past few decades Mexico’s enrollment of students at all levels has begun to rise (Education in Mexico). Although it has risen, it is still not near where they would like their enrollment to be at. The number of students enrolled across all education levels is 34.8 million students which is just shy of 40 percent of the total population – by the academic year 2011-12 (Education in Mexico). At the tertiary level, the enrollment ratio is 32.8 percent in 2011-12, however that is far below the regional average of 46 percent (Education in Mexico). Mexico has made progress in this area of education however it is far from where they would like to be. Hopefully they continue to improve and have better attendance because the more children attending schools only helps those children succeed later in life.
Making sure that our children have quality learning is another top priority. The way the get a quality learning experience is by providing them with quality teachers. Mexico has not been doing so great in that area. In Mexico teachers take the Knowledge, Ability and Teaching Skills National Exam, the annual test the Mexican government uses to award teaching positions in the country (Mexico is Flunking). The results show that only 30 percent of the teachers taking this test have a passing grade. That means 70 percent of the teachers taking this test do not pass (Mexico is Flunking). Out of 134,704 people that took this test only 309 people received a perfect score. That’s 0.2 percent of people who got a perfect score (Mexico is Flunking). This is just setting up kids to fail. If these teachers can’t qualify, how do we expect these students to receive a quality education? This stat just shows that teachers need to be trained and better prepared to work in the classroom. Until that gets fixed we can’t expect students to get a quality education. The first thing that needs to be done, is to get qualified teachers who are held to a high standard. Once that is accomplished, then and only then can we focus on students getting the quality education that they deserve. If not we are just setting them up to fail by learning from unqualified teachers. This is a major flaw in the education system in Mexico.
Having leaders who can think and share ideas with others is the third main priority. Being a global citizen is something students should aspire to be. The way Mexico’s education system is set up, it doesn’t allow students to grow into those types of roles. Students are being taught to only memorize dates and events, multiplication tables (Mexico is Flunking). They aren’t being taught to learn critically. How are leaders supposed to evolve if we aren’t giving them the skills to do so? This all goes back to the quality of education. The way students are learning, they are going to end up as followers rather than leaders. That is not being a global citizen.
When everything is said and done, I simply believe that Mexico’s education system is one that is not very important to them. Although it has changed over time, it is still not where it should be at. Mexico’s education system is flawed and needs work in order to meet the three priorities of the UN Global Education Initiative.
Education in Mexico - WENR. (2013, April 30). Retrieved October 27, 2015.
Mexico is Flunking in Education. (n.d.). Retrieved October 27, 2015.
Having good attendance is a key priority for the UN. That is why Mexico has been trying to improve that part of their education system. Over the past few decades Mexico’s enrollment of students at all levels has begun to rise (Education in Mexico). Although it has risen, it is still not near where they would like their enrollment to be at. The number of students enrolled across all education levels is 34.8 million students which is just shy of 40 percent of the total population – by the academic year 2011-12 (Education in Mexico). At the tertiary level, the enrollment ratio is 32.8 percent in 2011-12, however that is far below the regional average of 46 percent (Education in Mexico). Mexico has made progress in this area of education however it is far from where they would like to be. Hopefully they continue to improve and have better attendance because the more children attending schools only helps those children succeed later in life.
Making sure that our children have quality learning is another top priority. The way the get a quality learning experience is by providing them with quality teachers. Mexico has not been doing so great in that area. In Mexico teachers take the Knowledge, Ability and Teaching Skills National Exam, the annual test the Mexican government uses to award teaching positions in the country (Mexico is Flunking). The results show that only 30 percent of the teachers taking this test have a passing grade. That means 70 percent of the teachers taking this test do not pass (Mexico is Flunking). Out of 134,704 people that took this test only 309 people received a perfect score. That’s 0.2 percent of people who got a perfect score (Mexico is Flunking). This is just setting up kids to fail. If these teachers can’t qualify, how do we expect these students to receive a quality education? This stat just shows that teachers need to be trained and better prepared to work in the classroom. Until that gets fixed we can’t expect students to get a quality education. The first thing that needs to be done, is to get qualified teachers who are held to a high standard. Once that is accomplished, then and only then can we focus on students getting the quality education that they deserve. If not we are just setting them up to fail by learning from unqualified teachers. This is a major flaw in the education system in Mexico.
Having leaders who can think and share ideas with others is the third main priority. Being a global citizen is something students should aspire to be. The way Mexico’s education system is set up, it doesn’t allow students to grow into those types of roles. Students are being taught to only memorize dates and events, multiplication tables (Mexico is Flunking). They aren’t being taught to learn critically. How are leaders supposed to evolve if we aren’t giving them the skills to do so? This all goes back to the quality of education. The way students are learning, they are going to end up as followers rather than leaders. That is not being a global citizen.
When everything is said and done, I simply believe that Mexico’s education system is one that is not very important to them. Although it has changed over time, it is still not where it should be at. Mexico’s education system is flawed and needs work in order to meet the three priorities of the UN Global Education Initiative.
Education in Mexico - WENR. (2013, April 30). Retrieved October 27, 2015.
Mexico is Flunking in Education. (n.d.). Retrieved October 27, 2015.
This chart shows the overview of Mexico's Education System. It shows the breakdown of the number of students who are in each level of education (enrollment). You can see that the number of children enrolled in school is very low when you compare that number to the total population.
http://wenr.wes.org/2013/05/wenr-may-2013-an-overview-of-education-in-mexico/
http://wenr.wes.org/2013/05/wenr-may-2013-an-overview-of-education-in-mexico/
This chart clearly shows that when it comes to students coming to Mexico for school, the numbers aren't high. They have increased however due to the lack of quality educators this number is small.
http://wenr.wes.org/2013/05/wenr-may-2013-an-overview-of-education-in-mexico/
http://wenr.wes.org/2013/05/wenr-may-2013-an-overview-of-education-in-mexico/
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Economy of Mexico
Things such as jewelry, electronics, medical supplies, batteries as well as protection for steel to not allow corrosion can be made produced from Mexico's resources. Firstly, for goods such as zinc and steel that make these goods, they will be mined to get these resources. From there they can go to factories that allow these resources to be made into the goods listed above. Anybody that has a need for these goods will use them, whether that be in other countries or in Mexico. People will always wear jewelry and especially now, people will want electronics whether it be for entertainment or for work purposes. Some goods can be exported such as jewelry and electronics. The silver that is needed to make these goods will first be exported to countries that make the electronics. from there once the electronics are made, they can be exported back to Mexico, or to other various nations.