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New Light in an Old Universe - Dr. Brian Keating, Cosmologist, UCSD

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Is There a Difference Between Rich Kids and Poor Kids?

Michael: I think we don't teach the kind of soft skills that you guys have developed. And maybe it's because we don't have enough time. Maybe if we, you know, add it on an extra year or as I think we should go to school year round. If they miss out on that interaction, children from lower income backgrounds do not do as well as kids from wealthier backgrounds. Why does a like an elementary school teacher get paid for us full year and then he or she has off for three months?

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