VALLEY REPORT SCHOOL LAYOFFS : ...

We had a protest this Wednesday in front of the high school. A hundred people came. The people have interest in their kids’ education. They are angry. If we need another protest, we are going to do it.

The education in math is terrible in this country. Some kids, they graduate from junior high and they don’t know algebra.

Some teachers are doing a good job, but if the school doesn’t have a lot of money, the teachers can’t do a lot of things. I am working with my kids to learn at home.

We come to this country because this country has more money, and we think there is a better education in this country. We are surprised. The people ask, “What happened? Why don’t they have a lot of money for the kids for the education?”

Everybody comes here from all the countries because we want to get good progress, good works, good education--the things that people can’t get in their country. They want to try to get it.

My son told me he wants to go to the Army, to fly an airplane. He needs a good education for that job. If the kids don’t know how to read or do math, what kind of employment is the kid going to get after their graduation?

The kids that come from Central America need a lot of help. They have a lot of problems in their countries and they are very upset. They need psychologists. They need a lot of help in school. If the school doesn’t have the money, they can’t help those kids. They get involved in gangs and drugs.

I worry about my kids, and all the kids.