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user-inactivated · 3471 days ago · link · · parent · post: How The U.S. Is Neglecting Its Smartest Kids : NPR Ed : NPR
I'm curious about the studies you mention. I grew up poor, drug abuse, gangs, violence, etc, but I was also encouraged to go to the library, which inspired my love of reading and self-education. Other low income students, broken homes, etc I became friends with in the private schools I got put into later in childhood, they were the same. Do you have an idea of specifics about these studies, in this regard? Does it take into account the people from broken homes and poverty who still managed to excel in school? I'd be interested in data about that specific phenomenon.