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I mean, it's just a confused piece, because in one breath she's talking about home life and kids coming to K unprepared (you could use this moment to talk about universal pre-K, neighborhood programs like Harlem Children's Zone and nurse-family visitors) and in the next it's all because of gifted programming. ?

I had a hard time reading the piece. There was a lot of muddled thinking in there.

I am not even sure the kids she ranted about were even the most privileged. The kid with the full ride to private school, for example.

I do believe it is toxic to think closing the achievement gap is the sole responsibility of the education sector. On the other hand, school needs to have value added. They are not all the same. Teachers aren't all high quality.

The article was uncomfortable for me to read because I was one of those high-poverty kids. I would have loved to have a teacher who slipped me some extra food.


I think you focused too hard on "full ride" and missed the parts about "private school" and "traveling the world by private jet." Regardless of whether the parents are actually paying for it, somebody is. Those are privileges which are inaccessible to the overwhelming majority of students... the gifted included. So her point is well made.

This column reminds us that most of the people designated as poor in America today live better than most Americans did throughout history, even through relatively recent times.

When Bread Bags Weren't Funny
By Megan McArdle
Bloomberg View
January 29, 2015 2:37 PM EST

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