That’s because you haven’t met me a-hole. I’m Puertorican and whiter than paper. Y’all better stop commenting based on typical stereotypes. We are a varied culture and we are all different colors. There are those extremely pale, pale with orange hair, pale and blonde, pale and brunette, sort of pale but not paler than paper, the whities that get a nice tan and don’t become red, the tan ones, the olive skin ones, the cappuccino tan ones, the mocha frap. color (legit), the fair skinned, and black blacks. But most are pretty tanned, not many are black black (unless you go to Loiza and Carolina, then there you’ll find more black-skinned people who are also mostly Dominican.)

OMG I COULD NOT AGREE MORE!!!! YES!! Exactly! Couldn’t have said it better. And I live in Puerto Rico as well and am fully bilingual. And this is seen in both private and public schools!!! The students know that these tests have nothing to do with their passing grades or to neither advance or flunk the grade so they simply do it because they have to, and don’t put any effort into them knowing that they don’t suffer any consequences! I know this because when I was in fifth grade I didn’t care much so I took the tests unwillingly and even though in reading and writing I always got high scores, in math I didn’t even try to solve the equations so I typically scored low. But when in High School, I realized that tests distributed by the College Board and the SAT and Advanced Placement Tests were taken very seriously and could either make or break your way into college, so there I obviously put my all into all three tests and even though the SAT and AP tests were optional, at least if all you wanted was to be accepted into the universities on the island, I still took them anyways because I wanted acceptance by the colleges I would have loved to enter into. But this is just an obvious reason as to the explanation regarding the poor test scores on tests that are administered unnecessarily to students when in elementary school and them knowing that these tests will have no consequence in their current grade whatsoever. It happens. It’s been that way for years. When they DO take seriously the tests are when they are the College Board tests, etc. like I previously mentioned. And I abide by this testimony as I have lived and seen.

I couldn’t agree more. Just reading about the sex appeals and preference of males over females was just appalling. Clearly they have no sense of respect or idea for the puertorican mainland as it is evident that they have never even stepped one foot into our island. And this is coming from someone that lives in Puerto Rico, is 18 years ok and studied in a private school all her life but was surrounded by multiple family members whom have studied in public schools in different parts of the island and have excelled in their academic performances. Not going to lie, there ARE horrible public schools but they’re only like that because of the teachers. There are good teachers that want the best for their students but cannot afford better textbooks for them, similar situation can be found in the movie Freedom Writers, and then there are the teachers that frankly don’t give a damn about their students as becoming a teacher was a “one way out” to obtaining a job and simply receiving money and that’s it. Unfortunately there are people that also like to live by their current situation and don’t care about improving. It’s just like that. But I want to assure that not many of us are like that. That’s all I wanted to say. And I want these stupid little “Americans” to stop judging us by the stereotypical cover usually portrayed by the media and news like this type. Most of us strive for a better education and future and then there are others that don’t. But right now, there’s a high number of us teens and young adults that are caring for their future and I think this has a lot to do with social media, which, thank God has increased their interest in pursuing studies abroad High School and into college. I know them, I know us. And the U.S. needs to stop comparing and contrasting based on numbers that are not accurate and disgracing the Puertorican families.