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Currencies- Just like monetary currency, schools operate on "currencies" that can get students to buy and sell products. Teachers often operate in a different currency and this is where much of the disconnect happens.

Consider these terms Social Currency- The amount of social acceptance you have to particular groups. Academic Currency- The amount of academic knowledge you have (often reflected in grades or rank) Ethical Currency- The amount of moral values you possess (careful: this one is often culturally biased)

To operate in any market, you have to use the correct currency...often teachers are using academic currency as their basis, whereas students are operating in social currency. To a certain extent, everyone is using ethical currency...and also based on the context, everyone actually uses all three currencies, but in different contexts.

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