During a discussion with a friend the topic of education in the DR came up.
This guy is paying to send his girlfriend's kid from a previous interlude to school in some barrio of Santiago. I didn't get the name.
The tuition is 500 pesos monthly, and he told me that the schools in the DR are so much better that if this kid, who is currently in 7th grade, were to come to NYC he would be pushed up to the 9th grade. This is taking into account that he speaks and reads absolutely no English.
I have a feeling this is a bit of boasting on my friends' part to make his country look better in some respects than it really is-national pride has a tendency to blind people to certain realities.
But I don't believe this for one second. This kid may be smarter than average, but to make such a comparison seems quite a stretch.
My question is, what kind of bang for your buck do you get in the DR for schooling that costs 500 pesos a month? Is it much more of an improvement from regular public school?
What are the average hours a student attends class daily for this type of money?
This guy is paying to send his girlfriend's kid from a previous interlude to school in some barrio of Santiago. I didn't get the name.
The tuition is 500 pesos monthly, and he told me that the schools in the DR are so much better that if this kid, who is currently in 7th grade, were to come to NYC he would be pushed up to the 9th grade. This is taking into account that he speaks and reads absolutely no English.
I have a feeling this is a bit of boasting on my friends' part to make his country look better in some respects than it really is-national pride has a tendency to blind people to certain realities.
But I don't believe this for one second. This kid may be smarter than average, but to make such a comparison seems quite a stretch.
My question is, what kind of bang for your buck do you get in the DR for schooling that costs 500 pesos a month? Is it much more of an improvement from regular public school?
What are the average hours a student attends class daily for this type of money?
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