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Because that penalizes the kids whose parents are less engaged, for whatever reason. And the less engaged parents are more likely to be the poorer parents, so y
by thinkling 12y ago
Because that penalizes the kids whose parents are less engaged, for whatever reason. And the less engaged parents are more likely to be the poorer parents, so you're reducing the kids' chances to escape poverty.
It is effectively what happens in urban areas where richer parents send their kids to private schools and disengage from the public school system.
- pbhjpbhj 12y agoYet in the poorest areas of the world kids beg for pens/pencils and paper because they can then use that to go to school. Poverty can't really be the entire reason despite the close correlation.
- rdtsc 12y agoI the key is not poverty per se, but cultural and family attitudes toward learning. In US poverty is usually a proxy for bad attitudes toward learning. In other countries it might not be. Poverty is also often a proxy for noxious family environment. Which doesn't have to be true. Someone from a rich family could be abused and tormented by his caretakers just as much.