tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post348360556520982900..comments2024-03-19T18:51:58.496-05:00Comments on Cultural Front: What Motivates Higher AchievementH. Rambsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-55126175642559612102008-09-15T14:15:00.000-05:002008-09-15T14:15:00.000-05:00Some good points, Sula B. In particular, we'll cer...Some good points, Sula B. <BR/><BR/>In particular, we'll certainly want to say more in the future about the extents to which black students in low-income environments are "often faced with disincentives." That point has frequently been lost in arguments for and against incentives.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and commenting.<BR/>H.R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-13938862848620022522008-09-15T11:51:00.000-05:002008-09-15T11:51:00.000-05:00Education is a fundamental ingredient for social c...Education is a fundamental ingredient for social change. Yet, the education system in this country (intentionally, institutionally, or both) reinforces existing inequalities—the children of the rich continue to get more education than the children of the poor; alternatively, white children continue to get more education than black children (since a significantly larger proportion of black children are poor than are white children). <BR/><BR/>I am closely monitoring (with excitement) Fryer’s demonstration projects, for it is rare that you see an intervention take a strengths-based perspective of low-income black students. His projects recognize that black students in low-income environments can learn, but are often faced with disincentives to do so. Therefore, he changes the structure by providing tangible rewards for educational achievement to this marginalized population. Whether or not Fryer’s chosen tools work (and I am confident they will), his adoption of this perspective will prove to be a move in the right direction. <BR/><BR/>Sula B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com