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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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