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Another big factor is expected benefit in future wages
Posted on: October 26, 2016 at 14:24:08 CT
Knucklehead MU
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Incentives matter. A kid from a middle class family sees a realistic expectation that education will pay off in higher wages for decades.
A kid raised in poverty, who knows his parents can't pay for college, and who rightly or wrongly thinks the system is rigged against "his kind" looks at the effort required to succeed in school and says - "what is the point, I will just end up flipping burgers anyway."
You could say "it is the parents job to persuade the kid that education will pay off". But that is a lot easier sell for middle class parents.
There are a multitude of factors. But cutting school spending is not the answer in my opinion. But I am not an expert in education.
Edited by Knucklehead at 14:25:22 on 10/26/16
A kid raised in poverty, who knows his parents can't pay for college, and who rightly or wrongly thinks the system is rigged against "his kind" looks at the effort required to succeed in school and says - "what is the point, I will just end up flipping burgers anyway."
You could say "it is the parents job to persuade the kid that education will pay off". But that is a lot easier sell for middle class parents.
There are a multitude of factors. But cutting school spending is not the answer in my opinion. But I am not an expert in education.
Edited by Knucklehead at 14:25:22 on 10/26/16
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there is no correlation bewteen educational spending and - Butcher of Bakersfield STL - 10/26 14:02:54
- the number one correlate of student success is parental - Butcher of Bakersfield STL - 10/26 14:04:57Another big factor is expected benefit in future wages - Knucklehead MU - 10/26 14:24:08