here’s going to be a real democratization in the next few years—film won’t just be for rich kids anymore. I think the writers who will succeed, whether working or emerging, are those that will take responsibility for their own careers and invest in their own projects, and seek out opportunity in nontraditional places.
Ana Redmond launched into a technology career for an exciting challenge and a chance to change the world. She was well-equipped to succeed too: An ambitious math and science wiz, she could code faster, with fewer errors, than anyone she knew.
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.