Lucy Kellaway: my five best books
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Is it any wonder that men are put off by the BBC?
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What makes one child work hard at school while another doesn’t? I decided to ask my students themselves what they thought. Most of the 25 kids in my class were from poor families. Very few were white or middle-class. But I didn’t expect their answers to differ greatly from what any child would have said.
I constructed a list of all the things I could think of that might make them spend longer on their homework. Was it: To avoid detentions/getting into trouble; to please your parents; because you love the subject; to impress your teachers; to get good exam results and go to a good university; because it will lead to a good job; or to do better than your friends?