The topic of public education in Chile is a hard one for a foreigner to grasp. I´ve heard people say it´s absolutely horrible, but I´ve also heard those defending it, or at least saying, “Hey, it´s not that bad.”

Whatever the case is, I can assure you, yesterday´s Education March as my proof, that there is a lot of dissatisfaction among Chileans when it comes to public education. Thursday, 12 May, I photographed more than 25,000 students and professors marching down Alameda, voicing the need for more funding, scholarships and general improvement.

You see, in Chile, it seems that anyone who can, pays for their children to attend a private school. Therefore, public schools become somewhat synonymous with poor people, where you´ll find the once poor students, teaching the now poor students, all lacking a  good education, making a vicious cycle of ignorance. Continue reading we DO need an education… →