Things About the College that Your Kid Didn't Know About Before Attending

[ucbalumnus]

@mathmom

It’s not that they learn differently it’s that they bring different experiences to the table. If you are reading To Kill a Mockingbird in an all white class it’s different than if you have people of color in it as well. If you are reading about union busting in history class, you might want to have kids with family members who are members of unions. If you are learning about immigration, you might like to get the perspective of some recent immigrants.

Or if the topic of “white flight” comes up in a history course in a school in a neighborhood currently experiencing that kind of demographic change.

Or if issues relating to wealth and poverty are discussed in a school in a neighborhood containing both wealthy and poor areas.

Granted, schools in such situations are not that common, and these types of neighborhood situations tend to be transient.