Brian Moore’s Reviews > And Still We Rise:: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City Students > Status Update

Absence for 4/28, 4/29, 5/1, 5/4

4/9, 4/10, 4/13, 4/14 Absences

Starting this book, I am noticing already several disadvantages of inner-city students (gifted or otherwise). Living below the poverty line paired with a lack of access to advanced classes and gang violence makes it difficult to pursue an education. Something that stood out to me especially was the fact that "[p]reparing for the SATs was a luxury [honors students] could not afford" (Corwin 5).