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Reply to "Great NYT column on the achivement gap b/w rich vs middleclass and poor kids"
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[quote=Anonymous]One fact the author skirts over to stand on his soap box at the end... "The academic gap is widening because rich students are increasingly entering kindergarten much better prepared to succeed in school than middle-class students. [b]This difference in preparation persists through elementary and high school."[/b] This is a key fact that is too far often overlooked. Evidence from HeadStart shows that children can come prepared to Kindergarten but the gains from that preparation are gone by 3rd grade. Because it's not enough to just get kids ready for Kindergarten. The same intensity and persistence needs to be there every year from there on out. Since it's not likely going to be, the achievement gap will persist. [/quote]
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