Reply #8: I couldn't finish this book

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I got to the chapter about "Perfect Parents." I could notread more about how environment doesn't effect how a child will turn out. I stopped reading when he was discussing the Chicago Public Schools School Choice Lottery system. As a teacher, I can't believe that students won't do better at a better school. In my classroom, I have to believe that my actions will help the student become a better citizen when they become adults. According to the author this is not the case. The author makes it seem that once a baby is born, they are already going to be a criminal, high school dropout, college grad, etc. There are considerable factors that effect this outcome during the child's life, and we should do everything that we can mitigate these negative outcomes and support the children that need the extra support.