It's odd that the article depicts poverty as an inescapable trap, when this is empirically false. There are countless examples of people who have transcended po

It's odd that the article depicts poverty as an inescapable trap, when this is empirically false. There are countless examples of people who have transcended poverty to either achieve tremendous success, or more realistically, middle-class status. People who have a great deal in common, and took specific steps motivated by specific ways of thinking, which led to their success. Why would you not want to share these recipes with others who could benefit from them? If you're a school teacher, why on earth would you not want to tell your students to study hard so they can go to University or trade school and build a good life for themselves? I agree with the author that children living in poverty deserve a better social safety net, lower crime, and better public schooling. We need to improve our system to better serve those in need. But this doesn't mean we can't also teach kids the existing demonstrable pathways that can lead them to success.