New Gas Stations Are Opening
New and revamped stations that are appearing here in the northern part of Mexico. Change is coming. More to come I'm sure.
Forum Discussion
You're right. It's part of the culture. I have thought about this all day. Daniel is correct. It's not with money. With your foundation, and I'm glad you no longer give handouts, why not offer scholarships for job training. Let's face it. A fisherman working a skiff alone is only sustenance income or day by day living. Technical training, learning how to repair things, tourism, etc. Scholarships to encourage kids to stay in secondary and high school. It's not a macho thing to go to school and that is cultural.
In most cases, money isn't needed for the above. It's guidance that cannot come from the home unless the parents have education.
As I stated several years ago, my SO was working on and is now finished with his PhD in Education. His dissertation was on dropout rates in high schools. In all 1000 surveys in seven states we visited, the end result was lack of interest not economics.
Let's face it. Day to day living in rural and coastal communities in Mexico is still viable and that's why it continues to this day. Here in my community people live, and fairly well, by selling chile del monte, peyote in season, cabrito, and home grown vegetables. They collect leña for cooking and heating. Most kids finish secondary and that´s about it.
Look at the southeastern states of the U.S. Pretty much the same.
In most cases, money isn't needed for the above. It's guidance that cannot come from the home unless the parents have education.
As I stated several years ago, my SO was working on and is now finished with his PhD in Education. His dissertation was on dropout rates in high schools. In all 1000 surveys in seven states we visited, the end result was lack of interest not economics.
Let's face it. Day to day living in rural and coastal communities in Mexico is still viable and that's why it continues to this day. Here in my community people live, and fairly well, by selling chile del monte, peyote in season, cabrito, and home grown vegetables. They collect leña for cooking and heating. Most kids finish secondary and that´s about it.
Look at the southeastern states of the U.S. Pretty much the same.
