Who Gets To Graduate By Paul Tough

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In the article Who Gets to Graduate? Paul Tough claims that every student, regardless of their unique racial identity, ethnicity, and gender deserve to be educated. However, Tough specifically focuses on minority population, low-income, and why the education system is failing them, as well as several barriers than one can potentially face in receiving Higher Education. The author also explains that the reason for the majority of the low-income student failing college, is due to their mindset and lack of confidence in asking for help. Through specific stories, the message Tough getss the message out to the general public is , minorities have the potential to succeed in college. Aand graduate oin time if the faculty or the administration adjust and help assimilate marginal student into college more effectively.
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As a minority and a first-generation college student, Brewer struggled at the University of Texas at Austin. Tough argues, many good students that come from a minority community “…get to a good college and encounter what should be minor obstacle, and they freak out. They don’t want to ask for help, or they don’t know how” (Pg.Tough 2). The lLack of confidence to reach out to the resources available at particular campuses forces marginal students out of college or even causing a delay in their graduation.
As well as not being able to seek the resources available in colleges, psychological thoughts also play a big role. “…with the right support,” Tough says, “…both academic and psychological, these students can actually graduate at high rates from an elite University…” (Pg.Tough 13). There is a psychological factor why so many

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