Review
"This expertly conducted longitudinal study is a valuable, almost unique contribution to the understanding of top-ranking academic achievers as they go beyond high school into adulthood." —Julian C. Stanley, professor os psychology and director of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY), Johns Hopkins University
"An important corrective to the notion that success in high school inevitably prefigures success in college, in life, or in careers." —Sheila Tobias, feminist educator, policy analyst, and author of Overcoming Math Anxiety and Succeed with Math
Product Description
By following the lives of 81 high school valedictorians for 14 years after graduation, this comprehensive study asks what doing well in school
actually means. Written in accessible, jargon-free language, it explores the obstacles?including those of gAnder and race?that hinder our presumed future leaders.
actually means. Written in accessible, jargon-free language, it explores the obstacles?including those of gAnder and race?that hinder our presumed future leaders.
