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portada Giving Kids a Fair Chance (Boston Review Books)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2017
Language
English
Pages
148
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9780262535052
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Giving Kids a Fair Chance (Boston Review Books)

James J. Heckman (Author) · Mit Press · Paperback

Giving Kids a Fair Chance (Boston Review Books) - James J. Heckman

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Synopsis "Giving Kids a Fair Chance (Boston Review Books) "

A top economist weighs in on one of the most urgent questions of our times: What is the source of inequality and what is the remedy? In Giving Kids a Fair Chance, Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman argues that the accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in America today. Children born into disadvantage are, by the time they start kindergarten, already at risk of dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, crime, and a lifetime of low-wage work. This is bad for all those born into disadvantage and bad for American society. Current social and education policies directed toward children focus on improving cognition, yet success in life requires more than smarts. Heckman calls for a refocus of social policy toward early childhood interventions designed to enhance both cognitive abilities and such non-cognitive skills as confidence and perseverance. This new focus on preschool intervention would emphasize improving the early environments of disadvantaged children and increasing the quality of parenting while respecting the primacy of the family and America's cultural diversity. Heckman shows that acting early has much greater positive economic and social impact than later interventions-which range from reduced pupil-teacher ratios to adult literacy programs to expenditures on police-that draw the most attention in the public policy debate. At a time when state and local budgets for early interventions are being cut, Heckman issues an urgent call for action and offers some practical steps for how to design and pay for new programs. The debate that follows delves deeply into some of the most fraught questions of our time: the sources of inequality, the role of schools in solving social problems, and how to invest public resources most effectively. Mike Rose, Geoffrey Canada, Charles Murray, Carol Dweck, Annette Lareau, and other prominent experts participate.

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Marianne Moreira Monday, January 04, 2021
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Este es un libro corto y pequeño, pero histórico. Ya que plantea una idea novedosa en su momento y además, le siguen una serie de comentarios de otros expertos.

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