Education In Guatemala Essay

“Nine out of Ten schools in rural Guatemala lack books” (Berninger). That’s why our mission as Mrs. Jewel's B6 class is to help other students who aren’t as fortunate as us. In Guatemala, many schools lack the educational needs to be well educated. Teachers in Guatemala lack the education to be able to teach the students, they don’t have enough supplies for all the students, and the teachers rarely get the supplies needed to teach the students properly. Guatemala school teachers don’t have a proper education to be able to teach the students. Most teachers don’t even have an understanding of the things they teach. For instance, Coha says, “Guatemalan teachers failed to answer eighty percent of the questions on the material they teach”

The government of Guatemala wishes, “to improve the standard of education and ensure job opportunities” (Coha). The government wants to improve education with hopes that the amount of crime and violence will decrease, and that it will build a better foundation for their community. In Guatemala, most parents didn’t graduate high school and didn't have high paying jobs, so they can’t afford to get the supplies themselves for their children. For example, the International Monetary Fund says, “Some parents might be able to provide an education for their children if they could spread the cost over several years, but many poor people in low-income countries do not have access to credit” (Hillman). This is because the amount of poverty in the state of Guatemala is high and that makes it hard for the schools to get the supplies they need because no one can afford it with low paying jobs. The article “Poverty and Education” states, “Thirty-eight percent of Guatemalan students who are enrolled in middle school”(Berninger). Also, the article by Coha says, “that few youths in Guatemala receive the quality education they need to succeed in a professional; environment”(Coha). The young adults aren’t getting the right education they need to be successful which increases the amount of poverty and gang violence which isn’t going to help them learn how to be professional in an occupation