In small numbers, in an ordered environment, these poor children can quickly be brought up to the level of the rest, and indeed exceed them in many cases. But when they form the majority of a school's pupils, the teachers can't cope, discipline breaks down, and learning stops. A school for poor children soon becomes a poor school. Full Story »
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Hari seems to base his conclusions on a single book. However, this book seems to be based on real results from a real "experiment." Perhaps I didn't see those parts of town when I visited my son there when he was in college. But I was surprised to see the leafy suburbia and quaint downtown I saw characterized as a "shell-scared" city. Even still, I always find it fascinating to read a take on my country from abroad. And Hari is one of the best at it.
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