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Childhoods By George Gladwell: Chapter Summary Gladwell

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This quotes comes from the end of chapter. For this chapter, Gladwell examines the life of one specific student at KIPP, named Marita. She is a middle schooler who wakes up at 5:30 AM and doesn’t get home from school until 5pm. She then starts her homework, and rarely takes a break, often eating her dinner as she works instead of sitting down at the table with her family. Sometimes she doesn’t get to bed before midnight. She is working like a lawyer or medical resident, and she is only twelve.
For my opinion, Gladwell is careful not to overlook the effect of a schedule like KIPP’s on the individual children who attend this school. They don’t lead what many Americans consider to be “normal” childhoods. In order to accept the success of schools

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