"Teaching With Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It" - Eric jensen

And the last person I  may introduce is  Eric Jensen,because he has done lots of studies on brain and how it affects academic performance in students. His observations give lot of hope for under performing students and people like us, who are interested in changing our own life-conditions by variety of methods, including spiritual. 
His book, " Teaching With Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It"  may be an eye-opener. The book summary is below.