In the
wealthy world, feeding choice IS a cultural
parenting choice, because the health outcomes are
very much the same (Bofa rule: all other things being equal).
He conceded that the brightest students don't always «have the educational opportunities they deserve» but cautioned that schools have proven to be
very good at selecting students through» social background» rather than academic potential, because
wealthy parents «will always find a way» to get their children through the one - off test.
Many
parents, teachers, and students in
wealthy school districts think nothing of throwing the terms «failing school,» «low - performing», etc. at anyone from Windham, Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven — any child from these districts is deemed to be inferior and second - class... it is
very hard for the targeted students to overcome these prejudices and for students in
wealthy districts to let go of their pre-conceptions.