The Jewish-Asian love affair, as the research by Ms. Kim, 39, and Mr. Leavitt, 42, indicates, is built on a deep sense of shared commitment to "tight-knit families, hard work, and educational advancement," as they wrote in the journal Contemporary Judaism.
Instead, individuals accepted the promise that, through hard work, shrewd educational and other "life" choices, and a little luck, they – or their children – would reap the benefits of economic growth.
"He hits hard, works hard.
Play hard, work hard, repeat.
So even if teachers are equally qualified, and equally hard-working, educational outcomes will differ.
Will this country ever stop trying to dump all the hard work on the educational system?
For nearly two decades, AmeriCorps members have been doing the hard work of building educational and economic opportunity in hard-hit neighborhoods across America.
At school, students are taught that hard work and high educational achievement are important forms of self-improvement [ 20].
