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“Perhaps books matter because they encourage children to read more and reading can have positive effects on school performance. Alternatively, a home filled wit
by Paul_S 10y ago
“Perhaps books matter because they encourage children to read more and reading can have positive effects on school performance. Alternatively, a home filled with books indicates advantageous socio-economic conditions.”
"Alternatively"? I think the word is conclusively or obviously.
- hodwik 10y agoIf you corrected for economic class, you'd certainly still see the same thing -- a culture of literacy improves lifetime earnings. At least anecdotally, I grew up rather poor (single mother household, working as greenhouse manager, 4 kids), but we had a strong culture of literacy in my household. Knowing how to read difficult material, and by extension self-teach, was a big part of my ability to move into tech.
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