middle-class school deemphasized individual expression and in-depth analysis and rewarded the dutiful completion of specified rote tasks
Some students learn to take orders and others learn to chart a course of action and delegate responsibility.
“hidden curriculum”
When school environments casually yet consistently deemphasize the intellectual benefits of higher education, students become less imaginative about their futures.
College should be “sold” to all students as an opportunity to experience an intellectual awakening.
Access to higher education means that your values and interests can govern your choices.