Ignorant Texans (Houston, San Antonio, West: high school, university, salary)

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by houston_se

Just curious why some people from other parts of the country think we're all ignorant, un educated, rednecks down here? I'm sure they wont admit it but if you talk a little slower and have some what of a southern accent, you will be judged. By the way, i was born in Houston and raised here and San Antonio and dont THINK i have an accent lol.

These stereotypes will change...The state's population is booming, the state becomes more powerful each decade nationally..People will become more informed about it and these stereotypes will stop.Be patient !

[catman]

I doubt that the stereotypes will ever stop. If Texas becomes more dominant, that will only serve to reinforce them since residents elsewhere will resent Texas. And, let's face it, there ARE some ignorant Texans. In addition, much of the advertising from and PR about Texas plays up the stereotypes.

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by houston_se

Just curious why some people from other parts of the country think we're all ignorant, un educated, rednecks down here? I'm sure they wont admit it but if you talk a little slower and have some what of a southern accent, you will be judged. By the way, i was born in Houston and raised here and San Antonio and dont THINK i have an accent lol.

There's something about being judged by someone who can not speak without some extra help from his hands and is physically incapable of pronouncing an "R" that is particularly annoying.

[CptnRn]

George Bush is clearly responsible for some of that bad reputation. However, Texas has earned it in other ways as well.

It is not a stereotype, it is a fact. Texas has an extremely poor record of educating its young.

PolitiFact Texas | Texas has the 43rd best graduation rate in the United States

"Our (Texas) graduation rate ranks 43rd out of 50 states." February 1st, 2010 i

The budget board's depressing ranking indeed matched CQ's, which used data from the National Education Association in Washington and the National Center for Education Statistics to compare the estimated number of public high school graduates in 2009 with the number who were enrolled in 9th grade in fall 2005.

Vermont ranked first, with 96.6 percent graduating. South Carolina ranked last with 55.2 percent; Washington, D.C., isn't included. The national rate of graduating students in 2009 was 69.3 percent.

Texas' graduation rate has been sliding. In 2001 the state ranked 35th, with 65 percent of students graduating from high school. In 2008, Texas ranked 42nd with 62.6 percent of students graduating.

Five Texas Colleges Have Graduation Rates Above 50%

ONLY Five Texas Colleges Have Graduation Rates Above 50% 05-11-10

Texas has long championed an effort to increase state college enrollment rates. But data from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics reveals that there may be a lack of follow-through once students are on campus: out of the state's 32 universities, a mere five graduate more than half their attendees.

The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University have the highest graduation rates: Both graduate 78 percent of their students in six years or less, but that's still a step behind national peers like the University of California-Los Angeles and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, which graduate 90 percent and 88 percent, respectively. At the bottom of the Texas list is Texas Southern University, which graduates just 12 percent of students in six years, followed by the University of Houston-Downtown and the University of Texas at Brownsville, each at 16 percent.

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Texas is rated at 35th place compared to other states on public school spending per pupil.

The District of Columbia spent more money per student ($13,187) than any state in the country in 2001-2002, according to a June 2004 report by the U.S. Census Bureau. Near the top of the list were New York ($11,546), New Jersey ($11,436), Connecticut ($10,001) and Massachusetts ($9,856). Texas spends only ($6,746).

The state of Wyoming, a very rural, sparsely populated place, does a better job of educating its young then Texas does. Wyoming is rated at 11th place with a spending per student of $8,667.

[TheyCallMeDerek]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

George Bush is clearly responsible for some of that bad reputation. However, Texas has earned it in other ways as well.

....(i.e. vice Presidents shooting prominent Austin lawyers in the face while hunting)

I couldn't agree more, it doesn't help that this gun death Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitor sites is not allowedchart shows that 25 states are mostly represented by southern states.

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

George Bush is clearly responsible for some of that bad reputation. However, Texas has earned it in other ways as well.

It is not a stereotype, it is a fact. Texas has an extremely poor record of educating its young.







The state of Wyoming, a very rural, sparsely populated place, does a better job of educating its young then Texas does. Wyoming is rated at 11th place with a spending per student of $8,667.

The spending per student...Tsss...These measures are ridiculous...If you have a bad school system the money won't change anything.
You can't compare Texas and Wyoming because Texas has a big hispanic population who is not well-educated, sometimes illegal.
California lived the same thing..In the 70s it had the best schools in the US but now they're among the worst (not universities but secondary/high schools yes)

[TheyCallMeDerek]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

You can't compare Texas and Wyoming because Texas has a big hispanic population who is not well-educated, sometimes illegal.

I suppose some could take offense, to your statement about hispanics not being well-educated. Being part hispanic myself and always being on A-B honor roll I can say this for sure; If we as a human race give up on a group of people we're doomed. I do believe if we (Texans) spent more on our kids and didn't assume that the color of their skin dictated their IQ we'd all be better off.

[BobTex]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeDerek

....(i.e. vice Presidents shooting prominent Austin lawyers in the face while hunting)

I couldn't agree more, it doesn't help that this gun death Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitor sites is not allowedchart shows that 25 states are mostly represented by southern states.

Of the top 25 less than half are southern states ... what gives????


Was danged disappointed in Texas not making the top 25 ... guess we'd just as soon put a boot in yo azz as put a bullet in your head ... just a hypothesis at this point !

[HiBall]

Originally Posted by DanielWayne

Yes yes yes!!! There's some dish network commercials with regional fans, and the one with Cowboy fans is unreal. Nobody in Texas talks like that unless they are from Kentucky.

I never been to Texas...you mean Texans talk like me? Dang, I feel better, I thought we were the only ones that talk like this, least that's what I been told.

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeDerek

I suppose some could take offense, to your statement about hispanics not being well-educated. Being part hispanic myself and always being on A-B honor roll I can say this for sure; If we as a human race give up on a group of people we're doomed. I do believe if we (Texans) spent more on our kids and didn't assume that the color of their skin dictated their IQ we'd all be better off.

I didn't mean ALL hispanics, some of them are doctors, lawyers, engineers ...But the overall graduation rate is weaker about hispanics (13% have a bachelors degree or more but in the US it's about 25%).
Sorry, no offense