یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-363) and index.
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I. Rich families, poor families. Ashlea and Gillian -- "Do we look intimidating?" -- II. Struggle for the soul of public schools. Berkeley High and the politics of exclusion -- "Do I make the kids smart or get them into college?" -- Public schools, private privilege -- III. Affirmative action for the rich. Class matters -- Part church, part car dealer -- A social compact broken -- Government gifts to the rich -- IV. Experiments in gatecrashing and the backlash of the elites. A dangerous man -- The gatecrashers -- "I always imagined myself as a rock" -- V. American dreams. How we got here -- Class confusions -- Where are we going?
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We often hear about the growing divide between rich and poor in America. This compelling exposé, backed by up-to-date research, locates the source of this trend where we might least expect to find it-in our schools. Written for a wide audience, Tearing Down the Gates is a powerful indictment of American education that shows how schools, colleges, and universities exacerbate inequality by providing ample opportunities for advantaged students while shutting the gates on the poor-and even the middle class. Peter Sacks tells the stories of young people and families as they struggle to negotiate th.