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Peru teachers that failed academic exam given another opportunity

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Israel J. Ruiz

After only 151 out of over 180,000 teachers in Peru passed an academic exam in March, the government deiced to give teachers that failed another chance.

On Sunday June 1, approximately 8,600 teachers aspiring to teach in Peruvian public schools will have another opportunity to pass the new ministry of education requirement.

Not all teachers that failed will have a chance to retake the exam, however.

Teachers were required to get 14 points out of 20 on their exam in March. Only those that failed with scores between 11 and 13.9 will be given another try.

Teacher that got scores below 11 will not be given another chance for now.

This test will be "more rigorous than the first," said Idel Vexler, the Vice Minister of Education.

He explained that the exam would once again be designed by ESAN, Peru's top postgraduate business school.

"Everything is ready. The test has been improved and I hope that with the experience from the previous exam teachers will show what they know and do well to reach 14 (points)," said Vexler.

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# CapitanDan says :
31 May, 2008 [ 00:08 ]

I can't believe these results 151 out of over 180,000. Hmm, I smell something very fishy and it isn't the anchovies in my bait box. I have taken many tests in my time and I have never heard of such results. I remember a math class I took in probability and the results were higher by people that just guessed at the results. When results are that skewered towards failure, you really must do a complete reevaluation of the whole education system and not just present another test. Chau

# jb says :
31 May, 2008 [ 08:13 ]

Believe it.  Its true.  The educational system in Peru is on par with the public transportation system.  In other words a joke. 

# Paul Seville says :
31 May, 2008 [ 10:12 ]

Lemme get this straight. "Teachers" who proved themselves too incompetent to actually teach will be given yet one more chance to get paid to be too incompetent to teach?

# You get what you.... says :
31 May, 2008 [ 20:02 ]

pay for. How'd you like to spend every day with little monsters for $150 a month?

All public schools should be completely restaffed, but you'd have to triple the salaries.

# CapitanDan says :
31 May, 2008 [ 20:49 ]

I am not familiar with the Public Schools in Peru, but by the comments here ,it seems that these teachers are being overpaid.As for paying more for better teachers, where do they come from? They are not definitely working in Peru's Nuclear, Space or Computer Fields. I think it would be better to send the teachers back to school and reevaluate them after they complete these new studies.Chau Friends

# Oliver says :
31 May, 2008 [ 23:02 ]

Problem is the schools need teachers, no matter how incompetent. This problem will take a long time to fix. The government at least has taken then first step and identified the teachers that are at least capable of getting to an "acceptable" level.

# James says :
2 June, 2008 [ 08:57 ]

This is why the poor stay poor.  People that make enought money to pay for it, send their children to one of the many private schools in Peru.  Untill the public schools system is able to upgrade, there is not a lot of hope for those children to clime to a higher level.

# Is it just me? says :
2 June, 2008 [ 11:56 ]

It all starts with paying your taxes.  Sixty percent of the economy operates in the informal sector - the 2nd highest percentage in the western hemisphere -- only slightly behind Haiti.  The other 40% is looking for ways to avoid paying.  Then add to that the ridiculus expenditures on fighter jets, submarines and a bunch of other military stuff that either doesn't work or would be knocked out of commission within 7 minutes of an armed conflict with any neighbor except Suriname.  Sell the 5 submarines in the fleet and start attracting decently educated people to the honorable profession of teaching.

# Alberto says :
2 June, 2008 [ 20:55 ]

I received all my basic education in Peru including my engineering degree in the public system and national university respectively. Then I worked for my MSc and PhD degrees in the USA and I can tell you that most of the Peruvians graduate students including myself were the top performers. I have recommended several Peruvians to study in the USA in the same university I graduated and all of them without exemption were among the best. All I want is to express my appreciation and thanks to my Peruvian professors

# Julia says :
4 June, 2008 [ 03:48 ]

This explains why the majority of Peruvians are racist, homophobic, sexist and nationalistic. The only way to progress is the systematically fire all of these teachers and hire new ones who are qualified to teach.