Why Education in Mexico sucks! (written by a Mexican)

[philyrossy]

The "help" that US teachers need is PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. No matter how great a job they do in the classroom, without parental support, students will suffer. Most Mexican student have lots of strikes against them already when they come to the US: (1)parents don't READ, write, or speak English; (2)parents don't READ, or write Spanish;(3) parents see no need for education, because they never got one and they can't rationalize that they are in the US because of their poor education and skill set; (4)parents don't understand that their children need practice time at home, because they never had this in Mexico; (5)parents can't help their children at home; (6) parents continue to speak Spanish to their children EVERY school day and EVERY day of the Summer Vacation Time,when the children need to hear and speak ENGLISH to get better; (7)I think you get the point by now. Our teachers are asked to do a job that has built-in failure written all over it. Just think of your involvement with your children, I bet you didn't leave them to flounder for themselves. Maybe it would help Mexican parents if someone consulted Asian parents, because continually they perform at the top with the white students. Many, many teachers ARE miracle workers, they plant lots of wonderful seeds that can sprout and grow into something very beautiful, but these seeds need water and an environment where they can flourish , and that's where the parents come in. They MUST provide the environment that encourages these seeds to bloom, and most Mexican parents don't. Don't blame the teachers, blame the parents. Better still, blame the PRI !