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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (43632)10/26/2005 1:03:56 AM
From: marcherRead Replies (1) of 306849
 
Well, if you don't mind, I would like to step into your discussion about education and muddy the water a bit. Arizona State University professor David Berliner's recent analysis of high-stakes testing finds that family and youth poverty has a huge effect on educational performance. Following this, I would say that it is much more difficult to educate children of poor communities than those of not-poor communities.

OK, so this seems like a no-brainer. Berliner further shows that poverty is directly related to race and that white students in the U.S. score very well on international tests.

So, given that the educational system is good for white students, should we still be nodding to the political spin that our educational system is failing? Or, is the deeper politic a focus on education in order to avoid the dreaded poverty issue? Hey, look at that big bird over there!

The more closely I look at national and international comparisons, the less confidence I have in them, however. One thing that concerns me is population sampling. For example, in one study U.S. high school students are compared to Korean students. But, it appears that only 50% of Korean high school aged children attend high school. In a case like this, the general population of U.S. students are being compared to an elite group of Korean students. There is no good reason to believe that all U.S. students should score higher that the top 50% of Korean students.
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