tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924717973498368006.post214802732947661352..comments2024-01-01T07:46:50.896+00:00Comments on Effortless Incitement: Durable effects of concentrated disadvantage on verbal ability among African-American childrenDoctor Spurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403355179680558182noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924717973498368006.post-16887457698172069612008-06-30T13:02:00.000+01:002008-06-30T13:02:00.000+01:00Could be - I haven't read 'Freakonomics' yet. The ...Could be - I haven't read 'Freakonomics' yet. The result isn't exactly surprising, what's useful is having really rigorous research on the topic, especially given some of the crazy ideas floating around the topic of education.Doctor Spurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403355179680558182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924717973498368006.post-50685077465078190332008-06-30T06:38:00.000+01:002008-06-30T06:38:00.000+01:00I seem to remember there being something in Freako...I seem to remember there being something in Freakonomics about this, to which I had a similar reaction, i.e. well, that's a tremendous bummer really, but at least now we know where to start...Hey Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276683370581072627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924717973498368006.post-31945753823724499492008-06-29T13:30:00.000+01:002008-06-29T13:30:00.000+01:00There's a short account on the Harvard Science web...There's a short account on the Harvard Science website: http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/culture-society/articles/living-disadvantaged-neighborhood-equivalent-missing-a-year-schoolDoctor Spurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403355179680558182noreply@blogger.com