Students in Puerto Rico rank last on national test

Karina wrote:

i as a proud puerto rican understand that one can be very proud of who you are but as an intelligent young girl i also understand that in the end we are just all people and there are stupid, smart, lazy, hard working, bright, handsome,ugly people in all groups, races, and colors.

Yup. You've already got a leg up on the pitiable misanthropes who waste their time and energy ranking other nations and races "intelligence" or genetic value.

too smart wrote:

Ok...so we did bad on a math test....so that gives everybody the right to open their mouth and spit all kinds of racial slurs?...The truth is, we are part of the USA, and this country have never cared about Puerto Rico...and the typical ignorant might say, "We don't have to take care of you", but sadly, yes, you have to...we are US citizens, and we can come to this country whenever we want, and live here if we want, so if we are "dragging you down", then, isn't that USA's problem? Is like the case of Katrina in New Orleans; nobody knew how bad was the poverty on that city until Katrina came and wiped it out , and its residents had to relocate in places like Houston….now go look at Houston crime statistics (unfortunately wherever there’s poverty, there’s crime). I respect and admire this country, but not its tendency of overlooking problems if they are not affecting the “majority” of the country. As a powerful nation, they have an obligation to its citizens (and yes, that includes puertoricans) and to the rest of the world. If the education in Puerto Rico is bad, USA government should take action and help us, because in the long run, is going to affect the whole country and it might “drag it down”. Racism and bigotry just worsen the problems and amplify divisions.

Well said, your eloquent speech makes me proud
to be a Puerto Rican. Thanks

prexplorer wrote:

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MR "TRAILER PARK KING":
Your racism is clearly evident, but not all Puerto Ricans fit your stereo-typical mold. NASA goes to Puerto Rico each year to recruit engineers from the University of Mayaguez in Puerto Rico. Currently there are approximately 300 Puerto Rican engineers working for NASA. Puerto Rico produces more doctors per capita than the United States and they are actively recruited and hired by hospitals and health systems all over the United States. The universities in Puerto Rico are accredited by U.S. standards. This is all quite remarkable I would say, considering that education there is in Spanish. By the way, Natalie Morales (The Today Show), Elizabeth Vargas (ABC News, 20/20) and Geraldo Rivera are Puerto Ricans with a great command of the English language (including myself, to name a few).

Please don't forget Salley Jessie Raphael, Jane
velez Mitchell, kimberly Guilfoyle and so many more.

a biased math test would be asking a first grader a question with information that would be taught at a different grade level. so if in puerto rico they teach lets say multiplication at a different grade than in most cities in the united states then the test would be biased since they havent learned it yet. maybe they teach it a different time of the year than when the test was given. such as the county test given in orlando. we were tested on our knowledge of calculus in march and more than half of the questions consisted of techniques we learned in april and may. does that mean we dont meet the standards? no, give the test at the end of the year and compare the results. i guess it all depends on when the test is given and to what age range compared to those in the united states.

As to the educational system in PR being equal to that of the US, I can't say. I would doubt that is universally the case. However:
Friends of mine, students of the Catholic schools in PR who came to the US for university, are today highly succssful professionals here in the US. They include an architecture professor, a principal, lawyers, govt. officials, etc.
Some may have been given a break to get started, then their hard work kept them in the positions.
THe truth is, cream rises to the top. It is a sad state of affairs if people refuse to recognize the "cream of the crop" when it comes with a strong accent or different ethnicity.

what test do the students take in PR?

Let's give a standing ovation to all those Populares since the 80's who have successfully kept the puertorriquenos dumb and dumber.

Sila gave specific orders to the Education Department not to program English Instruction in all Public Schools...

This was the Blessed Gift of Sila for the Vieques Mess.....In spite of the Internet, Vast Communciations, Cable TV in Schools...the Students of Puerto Rico only know Modeling, Cosmetic Enhancement, Welding for Stolen Cars and Basketweaving...

The Labor Union of the Teachers don't give a crap, all they want is more holidays, pay raises and early retirement...

Sometimes they are absent from school on leave, maternity leave, semnairs and there's no replacements for weeks and months...

This is a cesspool of humanity, Casablanca was a cakewalk next to this hellhole...nobody gives a crap about nothing...

The only thing in life is Liquor Stores, KFC Chicken Boxes and La Comay Show...

Cabron, Maricon, Pendejo, Tu Madre are so common in conversation, it's gets boring....all ages of puertorriquenos use profanity and what an embarassment to see elderly persons using this kind of language to their nietos...

What a disgrace this Island has become...the Nation of Beggars and Iliterates....there's no future on this Island...pack your bags now and save a generation

For your information...all the Math Tests and other Tests were conducted in both languages and the same results....

Not even 20% of the students had acceptable levels of intelligence...

Sila, Anibal, Cuchin....Brillant!!! Brillant!!! We have idiots that only know how to have Sex and have Childern...Brillant!!!

I Hate Everyone wrote:

For your information...all the Math Tests and other Tests were conducted in both languages and the same results....
Not even 20% of the students had acceptable levels of intelligence...
Sila, Anibal, Cuchin....Brillant!!! Brillant!!! We have idiots that only know how to have Sex and have Childern...Brillant!!!

I'm aware that the following won't make anyone feel better, but, NAEP tests do not measure intelligence. They assess language skills and math competency levels of 4th, 8th, and 12th graders.

I Hate Everyone wrote:

For your information...all the Math Tests and other Tests were conducted in both languages and the same results....
Not even 20% of the students had acceptable levels of intelligence...
Sila, Anibal, Cuchin....Brillant!!! Brillant!!! We have idiots that only know how to have Sex and have Childern...Brillant!!!

u r so right....

skyla2551 wrote:

Its troubling that Puerto Rico is ranked last on our national tests. But for Orange county schools to go and recruit there teachers is even more troubling, Let just import there educational problems here.

Huh? You typed "there" for "Their" and "Let just import" Hmmmm, another brain fart or the product of bad critical thinking and learning? I know a Puerto Rican teacher where I live and he has a graduate and post-graduate degrees from universities here in the states. He came from the island and is very well versed and pedagogy.