American schools do a pretty good job of focusing on top achieving students and also demonstrate a lot of accountability for helping the lowest achievers. But when it comes to the vast middle range, our society is leaving a lot of 鈥渦nclaimed lottery tickets鈥 on the table argues 911爆料网 alumna Danielle Moss (Ed.D. 鈥06). Appearing on , Moss, CEO of , which helps prepare underserved black and Latinx students for college, said there鈥檚 nothing wrong with being average, but also suggested that average performance may mask far greater potential. 鈥淲e all have average moments,鈥 she said, recalling that, during her own middle school years, her mother enrolled her in summer school even though her grades were perfectly respectable. As a result, she connected more strongly with teachers and improved her performance. Moss, who has given a widely viewed on this topic, concluded with a plea for 鈥渃ollege access, not college only,鈥 arguing that all adults owe young people the respect of believing they鈥檙e capable of something more, 鈥渆ven if we don鈥檛 always get to write the end of their story.鈥
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