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> finding and nourishing talent in the poor > students who ... were constantly let down by their environment The problem is that the effects of talent are usu
by LeifCarrotson 8y ago
> finding and nourishing talent in the poor
> students who ... were constantly let down by their environment
The problem is that the effects of talent are usually masked to obscurity by more powerful effects of environment.
We ought to focus on not causing these students to fall behind at the start, rather than thinking we're doing something virtuous by graciously uplifting them alongside those who weren't artificially held back.
- mav3rick 8y agoIt is impossible to be prescient about every broken home or toxic environment. Meanwhile a leg up to one student means his next generation and his grand-generation are educated and have now transcended classes. I wouldn't advocate the same benefits to a recipients following generations (if they indeed made it to the middle class and above). The problem comes when this benefit keeps on going for generations and generations in the same family. This is the case in India right now and is a very big reason for disillusionment with the education system.
- mav3rick 8y agoEdit:s/his/their
- wild_preference 8y agoJust edit the post with the edit button. It's 17 minutes old.