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Originally Posted by LaTeacher
not all private schools are bad, you're right.
but you talk of "top-tier" schools that only the elite of the country can attend. santiago christian school, carol morgan, etc... if only 10% of the population study in private schools, these schools have such a miniscule percent of the population that it seems unfair to even consider them in the grand scheme of things. it's like comparing apples and oranges.
it's also true the the further away you are from the bigger districts, the less involvement you'll see from the government in private schooling. in santiago, the district has a heavy hand, but even in tamboril, the influence is much lighter. i'm not sure which is worse - to have schools following silly procedures just because they have to or having schools dismissed as unimportant because of their location.
@cobraboy: you have to be very careful about comparing bilingual to all spanish schools. and about schools with missionary teachers. if we continue to say "well, SCS is good because it's got all american teachers" or "the large private school across the street is good bc of the american teachers"... it's not helping the problem. not all schools can have american teachers, and just because teachers are american doesn't make them good. the problem is primarily in the schools that offer spanish education and have dominican teachers. yes?
as far as students being academically motivated? i think it purely depends on the family and the child. not all dominicans go to the united states to mooch off the government or sloth around. it's a good observation, but i wonder if its not that the kids think they can get away with more because they already have a visa?
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absolutely on my line of thinking.
we have to see where the mass get's educated and how and what needs improvement there.
the elite exists in every country, poor or rich, and does not count in the stats about the over all mass.
at my son's private school they have at max a 5% of expats kiddies, including mine, and mine are originally pure dominican breeds, all adopted, but that's my personal thingy and an other theme to give a kick to the ones who've been trown into this world instead of bring up more.
the most kids are from dominican families around the nearby area, not a fancy private school, hey, we pay 1500 pesos a month basic fees, the most parents are employess in the companies around, some are dominican small business men, like the people who own a good running cervezero aso, people who often did not receive big education themselves, but want their kids to climb the ladder for them.
i would prefer to send the boy to the Centro Educativo Punta Cana or to the one at Cap Cana, but such is by very far out of my possibilities, would be talking about the little Elite.
catholic christian or convert christian does often not make the huge difference in private school business. i first thought about that before we went to that patricular school, because it is converted christians, me and my wife and the boy are catholic christians(we don't care, i am not going to church every sunday and i respect good people 'cause they are that, good people, not for anything else), so we went there to check that out. result: it doesn't matter at that particular school(yes, i know others where it matters a lot, and i did not want some teacher or what so ever pushing my little boy into something he would not even know about what's going on), so no prob from that side.
with the teachers, yeap, it is always mixed feelings, i need more time to see what is coming up as results. from friends and former partners i have a good inside in the worlds upper priced punta cana school, and there's been by far not all gold just because daddy is paying the big bucks every 6 months. til now i see that they leak on the same points:
many(not all, there are a lot and also experienced people around who do a great job at both) would need just the second next generation of teachers, at least i hope that we get improvement there, in the preparation of the people who educate our children and that way in the education of the people who educate our teachers.
it will take a lot of time.
right now i just watch and check results and hope that i do not have to change my decision to send him there when he's up for 1st class next summer. that's just the point of view from the parent who cares.
to the posts with the dominican york kiddies.
that's not so different to any other country.
they are that part of the kiddies who think they are a class above the rest, have it all, no need to do anything extra or additional, because daddy is the big cabby driver in NYCity.
while the original ones born and living right here wanna show they whole world, specially the NY lazies, that they can hold up with 'em. mostly they are anyways ahead of 'em because they have the much more open minds for everything new to them.
to find a school with many dominica york kids in the books would for myself be a dealbreaker on the hunt for the right spot for the boy.
agree on the mentioning of the missionary schools, i think La Teacher mentioned that(sorry if i mess the posts), they are known for a strict admin in case of their guidelines, the provide more of the stuff they offer than others do.
they are all businesses and i really hope that they learned back in the day during their own school times where ever than may've been taken place the basics for any long term business:
offer good stuff for a reasonable rate,
and PROVIDE what you offered,
so you will have returning customers and ongoing business.
only here in our really small(thin populated compared to the cities) area we have lately private schools coming up like something what is "in" now, something "hipp", "fancy" or what ever such is called.
i just hope they do good business and not just planned on some years and then the invested money paid back sufficent rendits and they are gone.
Mike
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