“People between 20 and 34 are taking longer to finish their educations, establish themselves in careers, marry, have children and become financially independent, said Frank F. Furstenberg, who leads the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood, a team of scholars who have been studying this transformation. “A new period of life is emerging in which young people are no longer adolescents but not yet adults,” Mr. Furstenberg said” (Cohen, P., 2010, ).
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“He’s basically white”
“As they start to realize that in this society to be black or brown means to be seen as “less than”—whether it be less smart, less capable, or less attractive—they will often express a desire to be associated with the dominant and more powerful group,” (Noguera, Pedro A., 2008, 588).
The Goods and the Greats
“Good teachers teach their subject matter well; great teachers engage students in the learning tasks of the moment and instill in them the desire to keep learning long after graduation.” (Nakkula, M., 2008, 465)