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Belief In Status Quo Helps Some Shirk Social Responsibility Life's not fair. For some kids, the old parental adage only becomes truer with time as they become aware of worldwide inequities in areas such as hunger, education, gender, healthcare. Others, it seems, have an easier time accepting the status quo as fair ... Continue reading Belief In Status Quo Helps Some Shirk Social Responsibility
Reading Troubles Lead To Depression, Anxiety In Disadvantaged Children Difficulties in reading may precede depression and anxiety, especially for children from low-income families, report researchers from the University of Delaware and West Chester University of Pennsylvania. A study of 105 children age four to 12 published ... Continue reading Reading Troubles Lead To Depression, Anxiety In Disadvantaged Children
Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Cause Drop in Verbal IQ Past research shows that attending schools in low-income areas hurts learning even when teaching does not suffer. Now, research from Harvard University shows that children who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods experience declines in verbal IQ. Continue reading Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Cause Drop in Verbal IQ |
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