Rationalize All You Want…

Well, yes – California has a disproportionate number of “English Learners” – and that holds back our test scores. That is the fault of the very state and federal governments that also runs the schools!

It is NOT the fault of the students who attend the schools – who pay for the existence of English Learners by being held back academically while the “Learners” try to catch up.

It is not the fault of the parents, who pay for the schools – schools which have the HIGHEST paid teachers in the nation!

The study notes MANY “excuses” that are available to those who wish to excuse poor performance: The percentage of those students who get subsidized lunches in each state, for example, is an indication that some states have students from poor economic situations in disproportionate numbers. The statistics are broken down for states that have different percentages of disabled. The statistics are also broken down for male, female, and several racial groups. (White/Black/Latino).

Parents however, are interested in the general milieu, the general climate in which their child must learn – and the final standings take into account ALL of those factors.

Rationalize all you wish. The final numbers are the final numbers. We don’t rationalize scores in baseball, football. or business bottom lines as to the racial/economic makeup of the employees or the customers in determining success or failure.

Taking into account all of those factors mentioned above as you would in any other sport or business – California FAILS.