Being in School vs Belonging in School

An article on Quartz yesterday discusses the underlying issues that prevent poorer students from succeeding and it touches on the idea of belonging. Even great schools can have a hard time educating students from underserved backgrounds if they can't convince the students that they belong there. All of our students need great educational opportunities, but they need more than that. They also need an appreciation for knowledge and the confidence that they belong. We can't just open doors for students; we need to invite them in. Here's the article:

America doesn't have an education problem, it has a class problem (Quartz).

AJ

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Aaron Romens is an education consultant based in Madison, Wisconsin.