Marge PiercyThinking about tracking.. .. Sometime in grade school, already your fate was settled, your socialclass was established for the rest of your life.
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In a class discussion, a student said, “I just know I’m going to be a lawyer. I’ve always been good at thinking about how things work.” Another student replied, “Well, that was decided long ago. You have to be born in the right social class to do it.”
Source: Dance The Eagle To Sleep
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