Mexican American Schools Essay

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The disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa by a group of armed police force revived the discussion on the Rural Normal Schools in Mexico, bastions of the educational strategy in Mexico in the early twentieth century, now fighting for their survival. This is the story of forgetfulness of these schools which have suffered for decades. This model of education in Mexico today is dying. Most rural communities in Mexico offers, among numerous shortcomings, the almost total disarray, which puts them in the broader underdevelopment. Their economic, social and cultural levels are barely noticeable. Many lack of arable land, water and communications. Normal Schools, especially in rural areas, were born with the idea of giving the opportunity to the poorest communities in Mexico to access an education that will help to improve their lives. Attacks on Ayotzinapa students who have mourned students and activists across the country, are the most violent onslaught that the student movement has received since 1968. But it is part of an ongoing and systematic harassment exerted by the three levels of government against rural normal school. The onslaught against these institutions of higher education include budget cuts, lack of maintenance and equipment, attempts to suspend food grants and boarding system. Also, the persecution of…show more content…
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