De kloof tussen laag en hoog opgeleiden heeft een lange geschiedenis, sinds de Renaissance, in de 16e eeuw, en zij groeit nog steeds. Zij veroorzaakt discriminatie en vooroordeel, en gaat samen me een kloof in inkomen.

Die kloof is funest, niet alleen voor de betrokken laag opgeleiden, maar voor de samenleving als geheel, inclusief de hoogopgeleiden. Groei van begrip, kennis en vaardigheid vergt assimilatie en accommodatie, en de kloof belemmert vertrouwen, wat de reikwijdte van assimilatie e...

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