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One of the biggest obstacles is that most parents assume college is out of reach The school is fighting an uphill battle to change an ingrained "mentality amon

by edw519 16y ago

One of the biggest obstacles is that most parents assume college is out of reach The school is fighting an uphill battle to change an ingrained "mentality among lower socio-economic [students] who believe they cannot make it Whether it's education, economics, politics, work, and yes, even start-up culture, this is a recurring theme that can't be ingored: The first step in achieving anything is believing that you can. Nice story. Thank you, robg.

carbocation 16y ago
I agree with you. With college admissions, a good second step for students is to understand that they actually can afford to go. From a financial standpoint, those in poverty simply don't have to pay to go to the top private colleges in the US, and they can often get enough need-based aid at the public institutions to make attendance possible, too.
tokenadult 16y ago
"The school is fighting an uphill battle to change an ingrained 'mentality among lower socio-economic [students] who believe they cannot make it,' he says." There is indeed a set of barriers faced by high-ability, low-income students that is not faced by low-ability, high-income students. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_27/b3840045_mz007.htm http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_27/b3840045_... http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffp0621.pdf http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffp0621.pdf http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ff0615S.pdf http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ff0615S.pdf http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Education/carnrose.pdf http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Education/carnrose.pdf http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Education/kahlenberg-affaction.pdf http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Education/kahlenberg-affacti... http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/05/a-thumb-on-the-scale.html http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/05/a-thumb-on-the-scale.html http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200511/financial-aid-leveraging/4 http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200511/financial-aid-leveragi... http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=510012 http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=510012 http://www.equaleducation.org/commentary.asp?opedid=1240 http://www.equaleducation.org/commentary.asp?opedid=1240 http://www.jkcf.org/assets/files/0000/0084/Achievement_Trap.pdf http://www.jkcf.org/assets/files/0000/0084/Achievement_Trap.... http://www.reason.com/news/show/123910.html http://www.reason.com/news/show/123910.html It's very commendable for school principals to encourage students from poor families to keep pushing at those barriers. Meanwhile, principals of high schools in higher-income areas don't need to do the same kind of encouraging for academic preparation, because families in those areas know that their children can get into college even if they are very poorly academically prepared for college.

by edw519 16y ago

carbocation 16y ago

I agree with you. With college admissions, a good second step for students is to understand that they actually can afford to go. From a financial standpoint, those in poverty simply don't have to pay to go to the top private colleges in the US, and they can often get enough need-based aid at the public institutions to make attendance possible, too.

tokenadult 16y ago

"The school is fighting an uphill battle to change an ingrained 'mentality among lower socio-economic [students] who believe they cannot make it,' he says." There is indeed a set of barriers faced by high-ability, low-income students that is not faced by low-ability, high-income students. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_27/b3840045_mz007.htm http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_27/b3840045_... http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffp0621.pdf http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffp0621.pdf http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ff0615S.pdf http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ff0615S.pdf http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Education/carnrose.pdf http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Education/carnrose.pdf http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Education/kahlenberg-affaction.pdf http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Education/kahlenberg-affacti... http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/05/a-thumb-on-the-scale.html http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/05/a-thumb-on-the-scale.html http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200511/financial-aid-leveraging/4 http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200511/financial-aid-leveragi... http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=510012 http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=510012 http://www.equaleducation.org/commentary.asp?opedid=1240 http://www.equaleducation.org/commentary.asp?opedid=1240 http://www.jkcf.org/assets/files/0000/0084/Achievement_Trap.pdf http://www.jkcf.org/assets/files/0000/0084/Achievement_Trap.... http://www.reason.com/news/show/123910.html http://www.reason.com/news/show/123910.html It's very commendable for school principals to encourage students from poor families to keep pushing at those barriers. Meanwhile, principals of high schools in higher-income areas don't need to do the same kind of encouraging for academic preparation, because families in those areas know that their children can get into college even if they are very poorly academically prepared for college.