Kids with a desk and a quiet place to study do better in school, data shows

Re:Kids with a desk and a quiet place to study do better in ... by lox on Sunday May 09, 2021 @11:47PM (#27102498)

“Our findings may show that the absence of a desk is an indicator of poverty, which research has shown to be highly correlated with academic performance, both in the U.S. and internationally.”

This seems the obvious flaw in this hypothesis.

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Re:Kids with a desk and a quiet place to study do better in ... by clncy on Monday May 10, 2021 @12:51AM (#27102822)

It sounds like a plausible mechanism by which students in poverty experience poorer academic results though, even if it's not the only mechanism.

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Re:Kids with a desk and a quiet place to study do better in ... by teaman2000 on Monday May 10, 2021 @06:48PM (#27111816)

I guess the question to ask is: if you gave the kids a desk and a room of their own by itself, would academic performance improve? Or would academic performance improve more if you raised the parents out of poverty?

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Re:Kids with a desk and a quiet place to study do better in ... by dTal on Monday May 10, 2021 @07:49PM (#27112414)

One plausible mechanism out of thousands. The trouble is that it was a plausible mechanism before the study too. What have we gained?

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