Why Do Some Poor Kids Thrive?
Statistics and chances. Some poor kids are bound to thrive eventually -- and chances make sure those kids have some things that other poor kids don&#x27;t (a mentor in their life, a parent who isn&#x27;t working 2 jobs or drinking but can spend some time with them, live in a good school district, their curiousness wasn&#x27;t beaten out of them by bad early experiences, looks enabling them to be taken for better than other poor kids are, a chance higher IQ, etc.).<p>The same way millions can finish a game in Easy mode, but there are still some people that can finish it in Hard and Ultra Hard mode.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thewireless.co.nz&#x2F;articles&#x2F;the-pencilsword-on-a-plate" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thewireless.co.nz&#x2F;articles&#x2F;the-pencilsword-on-a-plate</a>