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underachievement

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un·der·a·chieve  (ndr--chv)
intr.v. un·der·a·chieved, un·der·a·chiev·ing, un·der·a·chieves
To perform worse or achieve less success than expected.

under·a·chievement n.
under·a·chiever n.
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Noun1.underachievement - poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)underachievement - poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
performance - any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"
overachievement - better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)


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Doerr (cultural anthropology, Brookdale Community College) investigates such questions as why European-descent parents criticized the program as "separatist," why parents viewed the lack of Maori representation in the non-bilingual unit upper-track class as a sign of Maori underachievement, how and with what effects bilingual students treated teachers that mispronounced the Maori language, and the effects of staging cultural dances at the school.
The organisation also aims to challenge what it calls the climate of underachievement due to social disadvantage, low expectation, exclusion and institutionalised racism.
Data on free school meals is used as an indicator of social deprivation and the new figures show a continuing link between poverty and underachievement.
 
 
 
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