What the visitors mainly learned was that American institutions succeed academically because they care about more than academics.
"Think about what it takes to succeed academically," he said.
Children cannot be expected to succeed academically when basic rights of proper health care, shelter and physical security have been denied them.
I think every college student when he first comes has some doubts about succeeding on the next level academically.
To be sure, if such schools offer dedicated teachers and well-financed programs (often not the case), students could succeed academically.
It was only then that I properly realised how much pressure there is on children today to succeed academically.
Some parents have protested the approach, complaining that their children are not learning the skills they need to succeed academically and professionally.
But our dialogue must include an analysis of why many black children are succeeding academically.
But learning a language sufficiently to succeed academically takes more than a year.
They were also shown how to help their children succeed academically.