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To: epicure who wrote (238067)	11/18/2013 7:52:22 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Respond to of 543623

<<<< but the class of our immigrants matters >>>> Whatever the class of our immigrants - so what? I think Hispanics might disagree, but in any case that argument misses the point that the age group in the survey is pretty much done with public schools. If as you suggest Hispanics after going through the public school system are dragging down our results, the results still are what they are. The article from the New Yorker wasn't about children being tested in school it was how prepared they are for the work world at the conclusion of their public education. Age 16 to 24. As to posting to you; my original post on this issue was not to you - it was to Alex.

To: epicure who wrote (238067)	11/18/2013 11:17:41 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543623

I've got to think some of the sub-par educational test scores posting of hispanics in Calif. has to do with the relevance they see in it. Their role models are hard working blue class hispanics who are making a fair to good living in physical labor blue collar jobs (gardeners, roofers, landscapers, restaurant cooks, seamstresses, maids, child care people, waitresses). And small business owners in the hispanic community that offer various services. So I think a large part of their low educational scoring may be attributed to a "What's all this school stuff got to do with me?" attitude.