As we headed out for the bus to Antigua, we met a great Guatemalian family that had been in the States for 6 years. The father was getting his masters degree in Agriculture. The 10 -12 year old and I had a nice chat comparing her USA school, her Guatemalian private school & the Guatemalian public schools. She said USA schools had more freedom & nicer facilities. Her G private schools was tougher with about 20 in each class and teachers from around the world. The G public schools had classes of 50 or so, no books and only taught reading, writing & math. Kids paid about $50 to attend. I would have enjoyed talking to her longer, but it was time to move on.
