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Commenter argues hierarchy conditioning begins in early childhood

Original: Hierarchies have become central to our way of life. The conditioning starts very early. We’re already rich or poor, Blac

A commentary making the rounds argues that hierarchies have become central to modern life and that the conditioning starts very early. Children are already sorted as rich or poor, Black or white, male or female, and are placed in environments where they are compared, graded, ranked and separated according to performance. The author suggests this early ranking of one child against another shapes how social inequality is reproduced throughout life.

Why now: The critique of schooling and early social sorting resonates with ongoing debates about inequality and education.

Katy Elphinstone

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• Hierarchies have become central to our way of life. The conditioning starts very early. We’re already rich or poor, Black or white, male or female. Children are put into environments where they’re compared, graded, ranked and separated according to performance. One child being… · KatyElphinstone@mas.to · 20

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