- Sep 2021
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confessed to me that he and his classmates were constantly being told that they were the best of the best, which pressures them to prove it by pursuing the sorts of activities and research that wins honors. It is not only narcissism we have to worry about; it is solipsism.
This connects back to the problems that school standards set on the youth. The constant reminder of what is being done in those schools and the people around you is torture for the kids trying to get through college.
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Who are these academic 1 percenters? To a large extent, they are the children of the economic 1 percent — children of privilege who have been given every chance to excel and often do.
This article is pointing out a major issue that occurs in this country. Just like the wealthy control majority of the government, they also in a way set up the future because it is their children that get evert possible resources for their success weather or not college is involved. In a way though, it is amazing because most of us push for the opportunities that the 1% is literally given.
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Most low-income and even middle-income students cannot meet the academic and experiential benchmarks that elite schools set.Indeed, there are very few poor superachievers.The emphasis on personal achievement has done more than turn the admissions process into a race to rack up résumé points; more important, to the extent that elite colleges set the pace,
These statements kind of bothered me because of the generalization made on "poor" people and their ability to accomplish benchmarks by higher classed people. It is the such high standards that lead to problems for the youth both mentally and financially.
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