Using Their Resources
October 9, 2013
Using Their Resources
I am not a poor inner city kid. I am a teenage white girl who comes from a middle class white background. So life is easier for me. But that doesn’t mean that the succession is impossible for those kids from the inner city. It doesn’t mean that there are no opportunities for them. I believe that everyone in this country has a chance to succeed. Even a poor inner city kid in Kansas City.
It takes brains. It takes hard work. It takes a little luck, and a little help from others. It takes the ability and the know-how to use the resources that are available. Like technology. For the most part that can be all you need to succeed.
If I were a poor inner city kid, I would first and most importantly work to make sure I got the best grades possible. I would make it my #1 priority to be able to read sufficiently. I wouldn’t care if I was a student at the worst public middle school in the worst inner city. I also would not care if the other kids made fun of me for it. The very best students, even at the worst schools, have more opportunities. Getting good grades is the key to having more options. With good grades you can choose different, better paths. If you do poorly in school, particularly in a lousy school, you’re severely limiting the limited opportunities you have.
And I would use the technology available to me as a student. Most families find a way to make sure they have some sort of computer or a technology like that. That because it’s oftentimes a necessary thing to keep their kids safe at home than on the streets. And libraries and schools have computers available too. Computers can be purchased cheaply just about anywhere you look.
If I were a poor inner city kid I’d use the free technology available to help me study. I’d visit study sites like Spark Notes and Cliffs Notes to help me understand books. I’d watch educational programming like on the Discovery or History Channel. I would also, when
Using Their Resources
I am not a poor inner city kid. I am a teenage white girl who comes from a middle class white background. So life is easier for me. But that doesn’t mean that the succession is impossible for those kids from the inner city. It doesn’t mean that there are no opportunities for them. I believe that everyone in this country has a chance to succeed. Even a poor inner city kid in Kansas City.
It takes brains. It takes hard work. It takes a little luck, and a little help from others. It takes the ability and the know-how to use the resources that are available. Like technology. For the most part that can be all you need to succeed.
If I were a poor inner city kid, I would first and most importantly work to make sure I got the best grades possible. I would make it my #1 priority to be able to read sufficiently. I wouldn’t care if I was a student at the worst public middle school in the worst inner city. I also would not care if the other kids made fun of me for it. The very best students, even at the worst schools, have more opportunities. Getting good grades is the key to having more options. With good grades you can choose different, better paths. If you do poorly in school, particularly in a lousy school, you’re severely limiting the limited opportunities you have.
And I would use the technology available to me as a student. Most families find a way to make sure they have some sort of computer or a technology like that. That because it’s oftentimes a necessary thing to keep their kids safe at home than on the streets. And libraries and schools have computers available too. Computers can be purchased cheaply just about anywhere you look.
If I were a poor inner city kid I’d use the free technology available to help me study. I’d visit study sites like Spark Notes and Cliffs Notes to help me understand books. I’d watch educational programming like on the Discovery or History Channel. I would also, when