This article dances around the idea of "schooling as a personal escalator to reach success in America and as an all-purpose solution for problems that face parents, communities, and the nation." It goes without saying that people in other countries have this same belief as well. I would argue that education is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition. If education does enable social mobility, then 'education for all' sows the seeds for significant social reform, but this needs to be possible for education to succeed. What we find, though, is that people face many other barriers to social mobility: factors related to birth, background, culture, language, or history. The privileged won't easily let go of their privilege, and in that context, education provides nothing but false hope for any disadvantaged peoples. The more entrenched the privilege, the more deeply the disappointment is felt.
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