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Poverty makes it very difficult in an already competitive world for kids to get on a straight track where they can actually love learning.
-Anna Deavere Smith
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Poverty Makes It Very Difficult In An

Anna Deavere Smith
Poverty makes it very difficult in an already competitive world for kids to get on a straight track where they can actually love learning.
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