"The higher the social class of other students……" — James S. Coleman

"The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement."

— James S. Coleman

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19 Quotes by James S. Coleman

James S. Coleman has 19 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

If we refuse to accept as inevitable the irresponsibility and educational unconcern of the adolescent culture, then this poses a…
The educational resources provided by a child's fellow students are more important for his achievement than are the resources provided…
Cultural dominance of middle-class norms prevail in middle-class schools with a teacher teaching toward those standards and with students striving…
Schools are successful only insofar as they reduce the dependence of a child's opportunities upon his social origins.
As an example, one of the schools I have been studying is too small to compete effectively in most sports,…
In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.
The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social system which…
Children from a given family background, when put in schools of different social compositions, will achieve at quite different levels.
I'd propose that each central-city child should have an entitlement from the state to attend any school in the metropolitan…
In a high school, the norms act to hold down the achievements of those who are above average, so that…
It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic…
It is one thing to take as a given that approximately 70 percent of an entering high school freshman class…

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More Achievement Quotes

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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go… — Neil Armstrong
Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish. — Marcus Aurelius
If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying. — Irving Babbitt
All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of… — Christian Bale
Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how… — Albert Bandura
Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend… — Ethel Barrymore
The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under… — Samuel Adams
It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage. — Henry Ward Beecher
Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love. — Saul Bellow
You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible! — Ezra Taft Benson
The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by… — Ezra Taft Benson
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. — Irving Berlin

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