I don’t get some of you folks. On one hand, some of you argue that the decline of the education is due to immigrants because immigrants pull the curve down. On the other hand, some of you also argue that certain immigrants are making schools overly competitive to the point that you don’t like the schools being so competitive for your own kids. So which is it????? Maybe the problem is just some folks just don’t like immigrants.[/quote]
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Nobody’s saying that Asian immigrants are pulling down scores. Like I said above, it’s people who are coming from developing nations who are largely responsible for the declining outcomes in education — and these groups make up the majority of immigrants, especially in California. I’m willing to bet that the demographic shift in all of the districts with declining test scores will show that the number of students coming from more developed nations (and/or students of European heritage) has been shrinking vs. those coming from less developed nations.
The parents of most of these students are very good people, too, but they often lack the skills and knowledge that are passed from one generation to the next in more developed countries.
