The Danger of Telling Poor Kids That College Is the Key to Social Mobility - Andrew Sim... - 0 views
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ean Anyon, an education researcher
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Schools teaching children from low-income families focused on keeping students busy and managing behavior.
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middle-class school deemphasized individual expression and in-depth analysis and rewarded the dutiful completion of specified rote tasks
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Some students learn to take orders and others learn to chart a course of action and delegate responsibility.
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When school environments casually yet consistently deemphasize the intellectual benefits of higher education, students become less imaginative about their futures.