I fully agree on our need to expand educational resources to invest in all people. We don't know where the next Einstein will come from. However, we need to use the resources that we have prudently and to areas where it's been proven to work (a la Roland Fryer). Moreover, there has to be a way to inculcate in young, inner-city youth the value of spending more time learning academic subject as compared to bball. The odds are better that young men and women can develop skills learned in the academic setting and be very successful in life as compared to becoming an NBA player.
I think the very best resources we have are the parents of each student. They are the most fundamental foundation for any child. There is power in parents! If only we can all understand this and just do our best. I’ve known of and read about (not counting my own experience) countless instances where poor but focused parents help their children value learning (of ALL things) and expend a mighty effort to help their kids gain access to the best education they can find and press forward to be successful - and successful can just be graduating high school and finding a job, or it can be attending and graduating college or even graduate school. In our family, regardless of each one’s educational status, success is raising children to become self-reliant adults who can take care of themselves and participate fully in caring for their families.
I fully agree on our need to expand educational resources to invest in all people. We don't know where the next Einstein will come from. However, we need to use the resources that we have prudently and to areas where it's been proven to work (a la Roland Fryer). Moreover, there has to be a way to inculcate in young, inner-city youth the value of spending more time learning academic subject as compared to bball. The odds are better that young men and women can develop skills learned in the academic setting and be very successful in life as compared to becoming an NBA player.
I think the very best resources we have are the parents of each student. They are the most fundamental foundation for any child. There is power in parents! If only we can all understand this and just do our best. I’ve known of and read about (not counting my own experience) countless instances where poor but focused parents help their children value learning (of ALL things) and expend a mighty effort to help their kids gain access to the best education they can find and press forward to be successful - and successful can just be graduating high school and finding a job, or it can be attending and graduating college or even graduate school. In our family, regardless of each one’s educational status, success is raising children to become self-reliant adults who can take care of themselves and participate fully in caring for their families.
I fully agree.