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Bill Genereux

The Danger of Telling Poor Kids That College Is the Key to Social Mobility - Andrew Simmons - The Atlantic - 0 views

  • ean Anyon, an education researcher
  • chools teaching the children of affluent families prepared those kids to take on leadership roles
  • 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
  • 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.
Bill Genereux

Search engines never forget - 0 views

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    Poor choices made online can stay with you for a lifetime
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