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dballance

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5. Absolutely Agree

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Thu Nov 7, 2013, 09:30 PM

Nov 2013

It really struck me when I was at a conference and one exercise hand us step forward or back as a result of questions. Questions like:

- Did one of your parents have a college degree
- Did you have more than 10/25/50 books in your home

I was astounded by the results. I found out I was more fortunate than I knew. We had set of encyclopedias in our home. It was the WWW of the 60's/70's.

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Agree or disagree: Kids from poor and working-class families do not have the opportunities... [View all] YoungDemCA Nov 2013 OP

I doubt many on DU will deny that class priviledge exists. Scuba Nov 2013 #1

It starts early, too, with infants either at home with poor mothers or in day care Warpy Nov 2013 #2

Thank. Reagan. GeorgeGist Nov 2013 #3

There is no doubt that class is an issue, redstatebluegirl Nov 2013 #4

Don't confuse anecdotes with data. Igel Nov 2013 #9

Absolutely Agree dballance Nov 2013 #5

No doubt about it, elleng Nov 2013 #6

Poorer kids have smaller vocabularies. roody Nov 2013 #7

Agree. We are a middle class family and we notice an uptick in poor AllyCat Nov 2013 #8

Agree. LWolf Nov 2013 #10

Most extra curricular activites are expensive Nikia Dec 2013 #11