![]() ![]() To make sure that students would not be put under undue pressure, American schools embraced long summer vacations to prevent student exhaustion. From the early nineteenth century on, education reformers endeavored not only to create orderly school schedules and curricula, but also to make sure that schooling did not become an overbearing influence. Gladwell then outlines earlier trends in American public schooling. KIPP students are remarkable for their quiet and respectful demeanor, and are even more remarkable for their high level of mathematical discipline and achievement. KIPP students are selected by lottery, and mostly hail from relatively poor households. Gladwell opens Chapter 9, " Marita's Bargain," by providing a brief history of the KIPP (or 'Knowledge Is Power Program') middle school in New York. ![]()
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