If we refuse to accept as inevitable the irresponsibility and educational unconcern of the adolescent culture, then this poses a serious challenge.
James S. ColemanThe higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement.
James S. ColemanThe educational resources provided by a child's fellow students are more important for his achievement than are the resources provided by the school board.
James S. ColemanSchools are successful only insofar as they reduce the dependence of a child's opportunities upon his social origins.
James S. Coleman