LEADER 04132nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910452659003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-44326-5 010 $a0-262-31436-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018253 035 $a(EBL)3339594 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860294 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12335277 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860294 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10897897 035 $a(PQKB)10392931 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339594 035 $a(OCoLC)842893559$z(OCoLC)834574046$z(OCoLC)961570786$z(OCoLC)962651733 035 $a(OCoLC-P)842893559 035 $a(MaCbMITP)9781 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339594 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10678822 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL475576 035 $a(OCoLC)842893559 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018253 100 $a20130204d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGiving kids a fair chance$b[electronic resource] /$fJames J. Heckman 210 $aBoston, Mass. $cMIT Press$dc2013. 215 $a1 online resource (148 p.) 225 1 $aBoston review books 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-262-01913-2 327 $aContents; I Giving Kids a Fair Chance; II Forum; Mike Rose; Robin West; Charles Murray; Carol S. Dweck; David Deming; Neal McCluskey; Annette Lareau; Lelac Almagor; Adam Swift and Harry Brighouse; Geoffrey Canada; III Aiding the Life Cycle; About the Contributors; Boston Review Books 330 $aA top economist weighs in on one of the most urgent questions of our times: What is the source of inequality and what is the remedy?In Giving Kids a Fair Chance, Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman argues that the accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in America today. Children born into disadvantage are, by the time they start kindergarten, already at risk of dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, crime, and a lifetime of low-wage work. This is bad for all those born into disadvantage and bad for American society.Current social and education policies directed toward children focus on improving cognition, yet success in life requires more than smarts. Heckman calls for a refocus of social policy toward early childhood interventions designed to enhance both cognitive abilities and such non-cognitive skills as confidence and perseverance. This new focus on preschool intervention would emphasize improving the early environments of disadvantaged children and increasing the quality of parenting while respecting the primacy of the family and America's cultural diversity. Heckman shows that acting early has much greater positive economic and social impact than later interventions--which range from reduced pupil-teacher ratios to adult literacy programs to expenditures on police--that draw the most attention in the public policy debate. At a time when state and local budgets for early interventions are being cut, Heckman issues an urgent call for action and offers some practical steps for how to design and pay for new programs.The debate that follows delves deeply into some of the most fraught questions of our time: the sources of inequality, the role of schools in solving social problems, and how to invest public resources most effectively. Mike Rose, Geoffrey Canada, Charles Murray, Carol Dweck, Annette Lareau, and other prominent experts participate. 410 0$aBoston review book. 606 $aChildren with social disabilities$xEducation (Early childhood)$zUnited States 606 $aEducational equalization$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xSocial policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChildren with social disabilities$xEducation (Early childhood) 615 0$aEducational equalization 676 $a372.210973 700 $aHeckman$b James J$g(James Joseph)$0871842 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452659003321 996 $aGiving kids a fair chance$92170149 997 $aUNINA