tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post452693927130772634..comments2024-03-19T04:21:59.320-07:00Comments on Mike Rose's Blog: Further Thoughts on "No Rich Child Left Behind"Mike Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14013622839240394965noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-76076052014218269962015-11-30T14:38:19.299-08:002015-11-30T14:38:19.299-08:00I grew up in a small farm town just outside of Phi...I grew up in a small farm town just outside of Philadelphia. My mother was a 3rd-grade teacher at the local elementary school and tried her hardest to make my brother and me into good students. She was a single mother on a teacher’s salary so we didn’t have a lot of money. I always had the basic school supplies I needed to be successful. But it wasn’t until I got to high school when I realized myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-29533012906715291552013-06-17T06:03:01.183-07:002013-06-17T06:03:01.183-07:00As time went on I got more into taking more inform...As time went on I got more into taking more information out of the textbooks so that I was learning more than the professor had time to lecture us upon. This helped a great deal in the exam because I immediately had an advantage over my fellow students because I was able to elaborate more in my answers.<br /><br />MGT 498 | MGT 498 Finalhttp://www.uoptutorial.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=71noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-4695410203133826902013-05-24T07:13:55.942-07:002013-05-24T07:13:55.942-07:00I admire your blog posts and read them regularly. ...I admire your blog posts and read them regularly. This one seems a bit "off" to me.<br /><br />I believe the quantity of educational opportunity is far larger today than it was 50, 30, and even 10 years ago. I have no comment on the quality/cost of the options, but I think the means to become well-enough educated to live a fulfilling and productive life exists for (and is accessible by)john patbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-40493573348057054422013-05-08T04:51:52.083-07:002013-05-08T04:51:52.083-07:00Mike Rose is on the pulse, as always. You can see...Mike Rose is on the pulse, as always. You can see the phenomena he's talking about in private school admissions. Unless they're athletes, many high end private schools don't take white or other kinds of kids from regular (not in rich areas) public schools and when it comes to kids of color from regular public schools, a large majority (90% or more depending on the school) come with Lou Bernierinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-35054569462823163042013-05-06T19:15:37.444-07:002013-05-06T19:15:37.444-07:00This morning I heard a story on my local public ra...This morning I heard a story on my local public radio station contrasting the tech experiences of a middle class teenager in El Segundo and those of students in South Central Los Angeles. You can hear or read the story here: http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/05/06/37115/la-is-a-technology-oasis-for-some-a-tech-desert-fo/<br /><br />Another example of the rich getting richer. <br /><br />Currently Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662521638465128962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-51920948094739217422013-05-06T17:34:05.516-07:002013-05-06T17:34:05.516-07:00Professor Rose:
As a community college teacher, I...Professor Rose:<br /><br />As a community college teacher, I appreciate your discussion of how students, like those at the community college, are disadvanatged by not having the "right contacts" with respect to gaining enttry into the job market.<br /><br />I read your blog right after reading Nancy Ditomaso's opinion piece in May 5th NY Times, "How Social Networks Drive Black Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967870410740797530noreply@blogger.com