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I woke up today thinking about cultural capital in elite educational settings. I'm always inspired by
@tony_jack's work, but today I was thinking about grad school/law school context. If you're 1st-gen, chances of branding as dumb, lazy, or "gunner" are high. #FirstGen 1/11
@tony_jack's work, but today I was thinking about grad school/law school context. If you're 1st-gen, chances of branding as dumb, lazy, or "gunner" are high. #FirstGen 1/11
One of the unspoken rules of elite graduate education is that you're supposed to work very hard, but never appear to be working hard. That is how you establish a reputation as "naturally brilliant." 2/11
Meanwhile, all the unfamiliar and uninitiated see is their classmates spending a lot of time having fun outside of class, while also seeming extremely knowledgeable in class. That's one additional place where the fix comes in. 3/11
