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Santo Domingo.- The elementary school Domingo Perez Ozuna, in the mountain village of La Cabirma, Jarabacoa, was the best qualified in the CLACE 2011 study published Wednesday night by the Think and Grow Foundation.
the private school Porfirio Morales in Moca, won first place in the middle school ranking, while Marillac, in the National District, won in the technical and high school category.
The “scholastic ranking” analyzed 5,515 public and private schools, with 4,564 getting a “D” (deficient), below 55 points’ only 397 obtained an “A,” with 85 points and more; 254 reached B, of 70 to 84 points; 300 are C, from 55 to 69 points.
The study found that 90.7% (2,377) of the public schools, and 75.91% (873) of the elementary and middle private schools were ranked D.
The study was based on the educative center’s performance, on the number of students which passed the four subjects in the national tests, and regardless of the evaluations or grades the schools reported.
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To have 83% of all schools with Ds' is appalling.
Pointing out one good school out of thousands instead of talking primarily about the abysmal ratings of our schools in general is a "spin" that only Ricardolito could love.
The study in Listin Diario reflects the very poor outcomes that come from spending LESS THAN 2% OF PIB OR GDP AVE PER YEAR THE LAST 40 YEARS.
On the positive, it's worth knowing the breakdown of the problem at hand before seeking to address the enormity of the challenge ahead. It will take vast improvements in both public and private institutions of learning to turn the lack of educational achievement around in DR. Both the home front and the formal institutions of learning, schools, need to be on the same page.
Yet, without adequately funding levels to support a national drive, little progress can be expected.
Costa Rica and other nations have improved their educational levels by spending 5-7% of GDP.
And let's not forget that there exist the challenge of addressing the vast Adult illiteracy population!
It is good and sensible to have the numbers, however awful they may be, to lend us targets to address. If 83% of schools are rated "D" let's seek to lower this number by 50% over the next 4 years. Steady headway will in the end decrease this problem and facilitate better fruit for the nation.
Correcto 100%
Private schools will now be "bajo la lupa" And no more hiding under the lack of statistical data collection. The PISA standards are the ones we should aim for, as it's an international standard that will, if we take up the challenge, steer DR towards REAL WORLD STANDARDS.
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
PISA is a triennial survey of the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds. It is the
product of .... performance standards across schools in the entire education
system.
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/15/13/39725224.pdf
Programme for International Student Assessment - Wikipedia, the ...
PISA claims to measure education's application to real-life problems and ... To
fulfill OECD requirements, each country must draw a sample of at least 5000 ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prog...._International_Student_Assessment
More resources are needed because 2.3% of GDP " just ain't gonna cut the mustard"
Study Plato: ideas rule the world, and, as men's minds will receive new ideas,
laying aside the old and effete, the world will advance.
Eliminating illiteracy is one national challenge, developing solid minds is the far greater challenge and will offer DR vast future potential. But let's at least conquer the first hills while not losing sight of the truly wondrous reaches of the mountains of enlightenment that follow.
You mean Burkina Faso? Shhhh...
I see the heading now ....
"Dominican education not the worst in the world"
"After several world tours with his entourage of 65, the President of the Dominican Republic is delighted to announce he has discovered a country with even worse literacy rates than this one.
A massive celebration took place at the palace to congratulate the 12 Dominican Ministers for Education and their staff of 550 deputies, chauffeurs, butlers and chefs. In other education news, he also announced a project to replace his library that was completely burned last week - all 3 books, and 2 he hadn't even finished coloring-in yet."