tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post113570746060440733..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: Middle & Upper Class Anxiety over TestingJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-1135772942617811392005-12-28T07:29:00.000-05:002005-12-28T07:29:00.000-05:00Queenanne -- Yes, we should invest in the middle c...Queenanne -- Yes, we should invest in the middle class kids, too. See Joanne Jacobs post on December 27th about gifted children. I think it is the third post down from the top. <BR/><BR/> http://www.joannejacobs.com/<BR/><BR/>ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-1135720396088771452005-12-27T16:53:00.000-05:002005-12-27T16:53:00.000-05:00Senator Bill Frist recently announced his SMART Gr...Senator Bill Frist recently announced his SMART Grant incentive for poor students that would enable them to get college funds for their education. I hear from middle class undergraduates that they have to take the 5 or 6 year route to get the bachelor's degree. These students are working part-time to make ends meet; they are extremely motivated. Should we not also invest in the middle class, the work horse of the economy?? The middle and the upper classes know what is happening in the world economy from <B>The World is Flat</B>. Regardless of class standing, these students will be competing for jobs globally. A new form of affirmative action has evolved but now it plays along the lines of economics.QueenAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391127933146007512noreply@blogger.com