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jody

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12. You assert Head Start is the "most successful educational intervention ever" but on what factor?

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #11)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:29 PM

Sep 2012

Please cite conclusions from the "Head Start Impact Study" that support your assertion. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/impact_study/

Please cite papers in scholarly journals that refute the Minnesota Twin Study results so I won't classify your statement as an unsupported assertion.

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Is poverty destiny? Ideology vs. evidence in school reform [View all] Starry Messenger Sep 2012 OP

This line stands out for me: LWolf Sep 2012 #1

I think one of the reasons is that within living memory americans (my grandparents and parents' HiPointDem Sep 2012 #2

"Magic merit dust" -- there's a memorable phrase. :^) eppur_se_muova Sep 2012 #3

"But our mythology has never caught up with the facts." Starry Messenger Sep 2012 #4

Don't be so quick to denounce it as a myth. Igel Sep 2012 #6

Colleges are not efficient? At what? mbperrin Sep 2012 #7

"if you can compete, you can move up". everyone can compete. most people lose. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #8

Do you mean your assertion to apply to professional athletes? If not how do you define exceptions?nt jody Sep 2012 #13

OR upward mobility is more restricted to STEM fields and some entertainment fields. nt jody Sep 2012 #14

If most jobs are of the burger-flipping variety, that means most people will not be 'competitive,' HiPointDem Dec 2012 #20

Didn't the Head Start Program have any effect on reducing poverty? jody Sep 2012 #5

head start has no effect on the poverty rate. it's an educational enrichment program intended HiPointDem Sep 2012 #9

OK Head Start has only minor effects on children. Its purpose is jody Sep 2012 #10

it has been successful. it's the most successful educational intervention ever. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #11

You assert Head Start is the "most successful educational intervention ever" but on what factor? jody Sep 2012 #12

Head start has been around for nearly 50 years and has been studied intensively over that time. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #15

I understand, your mind is made up so reject facts even the "Head Start Impact Study". I want to jody Sep 2012 #16

Children remain mired in poverty because wealth is becoming more concentrated. The one follows HiPointDem Sep 2012 #17

Is poverty destiny? Ideology vs. evidence in school reform GMR Transcription Dec 2012 #18

Members, I'm pretty sure this account is a spam bot. Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #19