Does Government Expenditures on Education Impact how Educated the Youth in Mexico are?
Government expenditure on education in Mexico has been moving in waves over the past 20 years.
In addition to these fluctuations, children in both primary and lower secondary level, have been recorded un-enrolling in schools at an inverted, fluctuated rate. Using data sourced from the World Development Indicators, I will be able to deeply analyze the relationships between the annual percentage of government education expenditures as well as the percentage of students in lower level education that are no longer enrolled. Through this analysis I will be able to synopsis this information to come to conclusions about how government expenditures on education are impacting enrollment percentages. These patterns must be analyzed closely in order to determine if government expenditures on education impact the education level of youth in Mexico. We must take action and pay attention to ensure youth across the globe are receiving the education they deserve.
Every child deserves to be educated especially until they reach an age where they are developed enough to make a decision for themselves to drop out, or not continue on to higher education. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and financial difficulties, trouble at home, abuse, child labor and many more factors go into why some children are forced out or unable to attend school. The information taught throughout the first 8 or 9 years of school is crucial to a child’s development, not only academically but socially as well. Ripping a child from this opportunity to develop and learn is not only detrimental to the child but also affects the community as the child grows up into an uneducated adult. Oftentimes we blame the parents when these events take place, but sometimes we need to take a bigger look at the potential reasoning behind these occurrences.
Government expenditures on education are there to benefit children by enhancing learning environments, making sure students have the proper supplies they need, providing educated and informed teachers, as well as creating access to education for all children. This is what is expected. When funding goes down we can assume that there will be a lack of some of these credentials. In some cases, schools can be shut down and kids with low income families may not be able to afford to get to a school that is now further away. Additionally, if those low income families are having trouble supporting their children, and now their neighborhood school is shut down, these children not only may be pulled out of school at a young age, but also could be subject to child labor. Lack of funding can also result in a lack of focus on education. Low funding can lead to resources being taken away, faculty being let go, and the overall learning environment that a school should encapsulate to decrease. If faculty members (teachers, councilors, resource officers, sports and music instructors) are let go, the result can end with more students being unsupervised, an increase in bullying, decrease in one on one instruction from teachers, and a lack in after school activities (allows for more time to get in potential trouble or be faced with abuse from the home). All of these situations are just the tip of the iceberg about why keeping schools properly funded and run is so crucial to the development and safety of children all around the world.
Looking at the last 20 years in just one country, we can see how the fluctuations of funding impacts the fluctuations of school enrollment. It is essential to properly educate our youth in order to ensure the safety and well being of the child. Every child deserves to be educated and deserves the opportunity to decide their path. Without government expenditures on educational funding, we risk not being able to properly educate our youth, who then grow up to be members of our society.
