Mexico-Marko+Mitkoski

MEXICO MARKO MITKOSKI

=Overview: Mexico is a large nation boarding the south part of the United States and is about = three times the size of Texas. Its tropical to desert climate aids in making the terrain vary from coastal lowlands to high mountains across the country. The nationality is Mexican and the language spoken by the people is Spanish. The pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico boarder the sides of the country while the bottom connects to Central America. The population is estimated at 111 million plus. Mexico used to be run by highly developed cultures including the Mayas, Toltecs, and Aztecs before the Spanish conquest took over and claimed it as their own colony. Mexico gained its independence in 1810. Mexico's government has changed several times but now is a Federal Republic with a president and legislative and judical branches governing the nation. Mexico has a variety of good and trades while most of it used to come from mining of their natural resources 64%of the economy is from services provided. Their national pride is shown in how they support their soccer team.

Education in Mexico:  Mexican education is regulated by the Secretariat of Public Education and all schools must be approved and registered with this institution. Also religion is prohibited in public schools and no privileges are given to certain religions. School starts in primary school which is first to sixth grade and moves on to junior high and high school. Mexico has a literacy rate of 95.8% and has an enrollment of around 26 million. The secondary schools really focus on vocational and technical training. There really is not much focus on art in Mexican schools. While the arts are still taught by the parents and the elders in that society and art is a way to show history and perserve it. It is basic education otherwise and once they move to higher education they have choices to go to Universities, technical colleges or teaching colleges. All things that will help them in life and help them get jobs and help the society out. **Teacher Training: To become a teacher in Mexico you must have some higher education at a teaching college to teach that subject or age of students. English teachers are the teachers that are wanted in Mexico and are the ones used the most. There are so many acronyms for English teaching in Mexico but they all mean the same thing. Some teachers are able to snag jobs without certifications but most reputable schools want certified teachers. The classes for certifying the teachers are about 4 weeks but dont give you the same experience as in class teaching. The pay is about 50 pesos/hour which is about a dollar an hour, sometimes higher in the cities. Art teachers arent found much in the schools because they dont utilize the time in schools to enjoy art they use that time with the society to teach the students that. **

Diego Rivera - A Mexican painter that was born In Guanajuato, Mexico on December 8th, 1886. He was an active communist and did many of his paintings represented that belief. His large paintings helped start the Meixcan Mural Renaissance in many cities across North America. Rivera studied at the Academy of San carlos in Mexico City but kept studying art in Europe after being sponsored by the governor of the State. He teturned to Mexico in 1921 to be involved in the mural program which included four other significant artists. His first significant mural painitnig in Mexico City and was holding a gun to gaurd himself from right-wing students. After working with Mexican workers, painters, and sculpters he joined the Mexican Communist Party. His paintings really reflected the culture and society that he lived in and what was going on in it. His art told a story. After Painting for a club in Moscow that was involved in anti-Soviet politics he was kicked out of the Mexican Communist Party. Rivera passed away at the age of 70 in 1957 in Mexico City, Mexico.



Casa del Lago Art Institute -

The Insitute has many oppurtunities to offer to the community, from music and theater to watch, to learning the art of planting a garden. The organization has started bringing in two smaller bands a week and exposing them to the society by giving them a chance to play in their program. The arts vary from all over the world and are all brought into one program. The best thing I believe that program offers is a alternitive theatre festival. The show lets younger actors to perform practical alternitives. There aren't many rules and they let the students be free and creative to come up with something magical. So artists with not uch experience can get their foot in the door.

media type="youtube" key="2qZDOfOMqoM" height="385" width="480" " A band playing at Casa Del Lago"

CONCLUSION - **Compared to my own experiences I dont believe Mexico has not done their part to see what the United State is doing to be successful with education and incorporate it in their classrooms. I did have art in school and being able to be creative let me become the person I am today. Its not even just art though, they need to come up with more oppurtunities for their students to be a part of. When the students only have a few things to choose from it does not let their mind ponder like it should. I was suprized that religion was forbidden in public schools in Mexico. I thought with their rich heritage that they would really teach that or atleast to be proud of their religion.**

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