>If they don't have drive, they likely wouldn't succeed anyway and they are taking the spot of someone with said drive. I promise you that I know people who, i

>If they don't have drive, they likely wouldn't succeed anyway and they are taking the spot of someone with said drive. I promise you that I know people who, in a short few months, who burn the light out of the brightest soul. Make them that test subject’s parent and I’ll give you a sure shot to medicority and a life of emotional issues. Anecdote is never data. On a large enough scale of human data we see that programs that improve basic things like food, interaction with parents and teachers - all improve student outcomes. Unsurprisingly - these are also things that better off families tend to take care off and spend their resources on.