An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Gets Poverty Wrong

Re:An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Get... by abstractnonsens on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @02:05AM (#3350973)

Learning requires only access to education and a stable living environment... and then of course actually doing it.

Internet has mostly taken care of access to education. That leaves only living conditions and motivation as precursors to success.

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Re:An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Get... by andrewfelix on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @02:28AM (#3351012)

"Internet has mostly taken care of access to education." Having access to a library of information does not equate to access to education. Education is much more involved and complicated than throwing information at any individual. Especially for people who haven't had access to certain learning processes from an early age.

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Re:An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Get... by guard-of-terra on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @02:24AM (#3351004)

Motivation for grade hunting is a tricky thing. I don't understand where people are supposed to take that.

Boredom counter clicks like hell when near any education system featuring grades.

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Re:An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Get... by fallous on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @03:39AM (#3351114)

How does "education" equate to "grade system"? Are you mistaking credentials for education?

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Re:An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Get... by vacri on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @03:22AM (#3351091)

You have to already know how to study and research to get decently educated from the internet.

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