Striking increase in Haitian students in Dominican public schools

[johne]

Since it is the responsibility of state, city, country to provide education to children we are doing that to all Dominicans as required by law..is it our responsibility to provide such education to the population of a country that is not doing the very same?

Of course I know Haiti has no government..BUT does that mean our youngsters need to-be part of an international conflict? Not a level playing field.

 

[windeguy]

Some historical information on the considerations of illegal alien children being educated in the DR:

https://www.cnn.com/2012/06/13/world/americas/dominican-republic-immigration/index.html

I suspect that hospital birth record mentioned earlier in the thread is not "legal", but hey , this is the DR.

 

[bob saunders]

There can be no debate that overcrowding means less time a teacher can interact with each student or even learn where an individual student could be deficient. That's undebatable.

One teacher can't maintain control of the classroom. When I was in school spit-wads or rubber bands were how we annoyed people when the teachers back was turned. I remember one fellow student throwing a paper airplane that flew and stuck into the hair on the side of the substitute teacher's head - that set her off.

But from what I see there is no shortage of pregnant Dominicans also helping over crowd the schools.

Solution of course is to build more schools, and I see some being built nearby but as long as you staff it with poor quality and disinterested teachers, even less crowded schools won't give children a decent education.

This is why private schools do well in DR.

The parents know the public schools are little more than walled babysitting services. But only those with money are able to get their children help in private schools. And I see many Haitians working their tails off also putting their children in private schools too. I know several Haitians doing that.

Overcrowded schools & alternate private schools for wealthier families is a world wide phenomenon, so at least DR is on par in that regard.

26% of students in NYC go to private schools, https://manhattan.institute/article...2-educational-sector-race-income-and-religion. This will happen here too if the government does do a better job of controlling the influx of illegals. Classroom management (ie discipline) is a rare skill for Dominican teachers. Smaller groups are almost always easier to manage than large groups so yes adding more students causes issues. The number of Haitians we have in our private school is not a problem. Some a very comfortable speaking in Spanish, in fact that is what they speak at home, others have parents that can't read or write in either Creole or Spanish and need an interpreter.

 

[chico bill]

26% of students in NYC go to private schools, https://manhattan.institute/article...2-educational-sector-race-income-and-religion. This will happen here too if the government does do a better job of controlling the influx of illegals. Classroom management (ie discipline) is a rare skill for Dominican teachers. Smaller groups are almost always easier to manage than large groups so yes adding more students causes issues. The number of Haitians we have in our private school is not a problem. Some a very comfortable speaking in Spanish, in fact that is what they speak at home, others have parents that can't read or write in either Creole or Spanish and need an interpreter.

You can tell when a Haitian doesn't speak Spanish when you say something to them in Spanish and the only thing they can reply is 'bien'.
Bob - what does a Haitian student have to pay to attend your school ?

 

[bob saunders]

You can tell when a Haitian doesn't speak Spanish when you say something to them in Spanish and the only thing they can reply is 'bien'.
Bob - what does a Haitian student have to pay to attend your school ?

Same as a Dominican. Some people, all Dominicans so far, that have brought their child from another school when they are in grade two or three and the child doesn't know how to read pay more until the child is up to grade level then they pay the same as everyone else. All our Haitian students have started in Kinder, pre-primary, or Grade one. They are like any other student, some are slow, some are average, and some are very good students.

 

[bob saunders]

Grade 4, only one Haitian boy and he has been in the school for five years. Good student and well behaved.