Blue Collar Brilliant: Mike Rose's Contributions

  • Mike Rose: Scholar, Teacher, and Advocate for Everyday Intelligence
    • He was a scholar, teacher, and advocate for everyday intelligence, who passed away in 2021.
    • Taught at UCLA for nearly 3030 years, covering all educational levels from elementary to graduate school.
    • Grew up in a working-class immigrant family.
    • Was initially labeled a remedial student before finding his academic calling.
    • Known for writing about blue-collar intelligence, educational opportunity, and the power of public schools.
    • A strong public school advocate, believing in everyone's capacity to learn, not just the