That's the big thing people don't realize sadly, they just see a rich guy and get jealous... It's just that they believe they deserve something they haven't worked for, typical human behavior, it's the smart ones that realize in the US anyone can "make it" with the right amount of effort.
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But it really is, I went to a school (graduated this year) that had poor and rich kids. Our school is kind of in the middle of the rich areas and poor areas so we get a lot of kids from different parts. I saw quite a few poor kids go to college on scholarships, let me tell you something, anyone can make it if they put the effort in. Stop saying scienice mumbo jumbo because this isn't statistics, you want to know the real problem? The problem is motivating enough of these kids, regardless of social status, to want to work for their grades and get into a college. High school isn't even that hard, it's the kids who slack off and don't do anything are the ones that fail and drop out, not because of a lack money but because they don't care.
High school is free, take advantage of it. Military is never a bad option afterwards, they pay for any form of schooling you want, hell there is ROTC in many colleges.
EDIT: To clarify, I'm not saying science is stupid but when you pull out statistics, it doesn't always explain what the actual root of the problem is.
Last edited by Duronos; 2013-07-22 at 05:07 AM.
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Read the edit...
Also personal anecdotes? I mean, do I really have to go and get a pen, study this for years? It doesn't take a smart person to realize that the kids that fail out just don't care about their future in the first place.
To add on even more, much of science is done via observing (it's part of the scientific method right eh?).
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Yes, everyone who fails or doesn't succeed clearly just doesn't care about their future. Ignore actual identified causes of a lack of social mobility, and ignore all (actually measurable) data regarding it, and just assume, because it is easier that way, that the people who don't get 'rich' are just because they didn't care enough, right?
I'm not trying to be rude but I have poor friends who in essence, "made it" because they saw opportunity and took it.
Fuck I have one right now (a senior currently) who lives in one of the poorer parts of town who's in AP classes and the high school covers his AP tests (the fee). He saw the opportunity and took it like the smart kid he is. Here's the best part, he also learned who to make friends with, smart kid really, he knows the rich kids and uses that as leverage for himself.
Please, just walk through your typical high school hallway and tell me you can't pick out the people who don't care, it's really easy trust me.
Last edited by Duronos; 2013-07-22 at 05:14 AM.
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My argument to that was me being in high school for 4 years watching this. Really, if you want me to document all of my observations I sure as hell will. Here's the problem, you guys are avoiding the root of the problem and that is kids growing up not caring about their future. You can say whatever you want about not having the right funds but honestly, high school is fucking free which makes that entire point moot. Not to mention it's much easier to get a scholarship at a college if you're not from a good social background.
The facts are right in front of you, look at them.
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Four years. In a single school, in a single district, in a single state. It doesn't constitute statistically significant evidence.
Furthermore, while education may be free for the students, the fact that the facilities and educators are so underfunded is what causes the root of many of the problems.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
The root of the problem is that to have Wealth one must have Poor and the fastest way to get cash is to take it form people that can not fight back.