Grades Are Almost Completely Relative, In Effect

In Every School, More Boys Wanted To Be Remembered As A Star Athlete Than As A Brilliant Student.

Particular Individuals Who Might Never Consider Dropping Out If They Were In A Different High School Might Decide To Drop Out If They Attended A School Where Many Boys And Girls Did So.

It Is One Thing To Take As A Given That Approximately 70 Percent Of An Entering High School Freshman Class Will Not Attend College, But To Assign A Particular Child To A Curriculum Designed For That 70 Percent Closes Off For That Child The Opportunity To Attend College.

The Higher The Social Class Of Other Students The Higher Any Given Student's Achievement.

Children From A Given Family Background, When Put In Schools Of Different Social Compositions, Will Achieve At Quite Different Levels.