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2 thoughts on “Article on Poor 4%ers”
Thank you so much for sharing this. We see our rural students facing similar struggles when they get the opportunity to go away to college. It is almost always our “best and brightest” that drop out and come home before Thanksgiving.
I was happy to read that Upward Bound is still in existence! I worked for Upward Bound for two summers 30 years ago. It was an incredible experience for me and an amazing program for the participants. It was, as it was for the girls in the article, a life-line for many.
Don’t give up hope. Knowing what the problems are are the only way to address them.
with love,
Laurie
Wow, what a powerful anecdote for us teachers to develop our empathy toward student difficulties, and income inequality. While I may have had my issues growing up, they are miniscule compared to what many are often going through without me sometimes realizing. Thanks John for sharing.