“For unto everyone that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath”. This principle referenced to Matthew 25:29 describes the process of cumulative advantage, basically, the rich get richer, and the poor gets poorer. Further, the idea of the Matthew Effect is that those who start school with a small advantage continue to benefit, while those with a slight disadvantage continue to lose ground. In fact, that is not limited to schools and education, it also applies to sports scouting, business leadership and financial principles. Having this said, why countries like India, China, Palestine, and others excel in education, while the majority of brilliant students come out from Poverty?

The simple truth is that when we look at induced deficiencies, and while it might be easy for us as educators to notice the differences between students’ abilities or effort, it is far harder to notice any inequities that our classrooms and schools might be causing. In another words, our school system is detrimental to development. And when we say that we mean quality of education starting with the quality of instructors. while it might be important to know early indicators, it is FAR more important to consider thinking about how we are helping all our students be successful. This is where we improve education. Development of curriculum and instructors is pivotal.