<p>What we miss, in focusing on the Brandons (who really are meant to attract our attention to a point being made,) is the tales of the kids who do succeed. Each generation that lifts itself up, does so by increasing various skills.</p>
<p>There are, it is plain as day, kids in all classes who stumble. Including smart kids and those with educated parents. Even if we limited observations to some forms of measurable success, (eg, college graduation,) life has complex challenges and tasks- one could graduate with a top gpa, still fail at interpersonal relations, fail to manage finances, whatever. Life is a complex matrix.</p>
<p>Vladen, it doesn’t matter how many times I say that, ime, we judge them as individuals. The people who are focused on “race” are SO focused that they cannot imagine it other than what they already think, fear- and are somewhat obsessed by.</p>