DR education

asking this question will thoroughly display my ignorance concerning things in the DR..... BUT HEY!! I GOTTA KNOW!
for a dominican native that has not finished schooling... what is the likely hood that he/she would be able to get a decent (decent according to US standards) job..... concidering...that this individual has 2-3yrs of schooling that he/she still needs to finish........ thanks!!!

What exactly do you mean by FINISHED schooling.
Finish University? High School? Primary School?

Not only do they need the education but they need to be well connected if you get my drift. I don't care how qualified you are, without proper connections, forget it. There are many who are totally unqualified for their position and have it simply because of their family or their politics or both.

And a lot of people never finish school or university! And perhaps never get educated!

But I guess, in this country education and working people are just not honored enough! Just like the honesty!

Henry

Yes, Henry but education is not the same as intelligence. I know many "educated" people who, in fact, are not very intelligent and are actually dumber that hell! My own grandma is a good example. She only made it to McGuffy's Sixth Reader but one of the smartest, most intelligent women I ever knew. Of course, she read voraciously and was "self educated". She was well traveled and could talk on any subject. She knew the value of education and learning and as you say.....many do not. Education of the masses has a very low priority in the DR.

Just remember that you can't compare the Dominican Republic with countries like the U.S. or Canada (just to give you an example). Many families are very poor and sometimes children have to stop studying so they can help their mothers, which are usually single mothers. Many times the problem is that the closest school is very far away, maybe there's no school at all, or maybe the schools are falling apart (public schools). Children do want to study and want to finish but they just don't get a chance.

thanks for the responses... but i do still have one more question.... i know that claudia said not to compare the two countries... but.... is it possible for a person to complete a certain level of education,and then after being self taught... take some sort of test to get his diploma... or whatever it is called???? thanks again!!!

If you believe that, then I have a bridge I would like to sell you in Brooklyn, clear title.
School is required until age 16.
School system is abominable; three sessions of maybe 3.5 hours.
Sometimes the teachers can't read much better than the students.
Teachers demand more money but do little or nothing to improve their skills.
In this mixed up system, if a student asks a question it is looked upon as challenging the authority of the teacher!
Education has a very low priority for the working class and the government and for different reasons. The Rich send their kids abroad to study and for good reason. They know the importance and the education is superior.
And in the end.....it is the kids who get the short end of the stick but by the time they realize it ......it's too late for many.

In a word.........NO.
They must have all sorts of school documents and results of National Exams to qualify for their diploma. They do not have the equivalent of a GED (Graduate Equivalency Diploma) such as issued in the USA

I am going to assume that you mean 2-3 years of High School. And yes, a GED (i think it means "Graduate Equivalency Degree) is available in most places. It will serve to get into Community Colleges and some Universities.

But, ECH's grandma and my father in law excluded, in today's world, non- high school graduates are qualified for very little beyond menial, or stoop labor taskings.

As an aside, this educational disparity also cause xtreme pressures in a relationship, because education does educate, and conversations are important. Social awareness is important. Appreciation of nice things like theater, books, antiques, music (beyond merengue and bachata and salsa), whatever. Political analisis, situational problems are more easily resolved thru education. Also social responsibility might be, in part, due to education.

HB, the educator talking here....

I have to admit I am biased. My mother is a teacher, teaching is her calling, her passion, her life. She is a teacher of the old school and yet she works hard to keep her knowledge up to date. 35 years of continous service in the public school system, many university degrees and a C.V. that makes me green of envy and yet... she makes less than RD$9,000.00(529 USD).

She knows how debilitated the public school system is and she doesn't make apologies for her colleagues, but how in the name of god can you expect teachers to get an education with a salary that can barely afford a daily newspaper?. I am glad I didn't go to a public school, although I would have been happy to if I had had a teacher like my mom. How could my parents afford a good education for their children? Simple, dad is a businessman, sadly he considers my mother's job as a hobby. In a way it is.

Pib
Proudest daughter of a teacher.