A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher.
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It is one thing to take as a given that approximately 70 percent of an entering high school freshman class will not attend college, but to assign a particular child to a curriculum designed for that 70 percent closes off for that child the opportunity to attend college.James S. Coleman
In a high school, the norms act to hold down the achievements of those who are above average, so that the school's demands will be at a level easily maintained by the majority.
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In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.
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Children from a given family background, when put in schools of different social compositions, will achieve at quite different levels.
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The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social system which effectively impedes the process of education.
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The educational resources provided by a child's fellow students are more important for his achievement than are the resources provided by the school board.
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