Teachers - can you tell which kids come from wealthy families and which don't?

[Anonymous]

Look for the kid with the monocle. Thats a dead giveaway. Also an ascot and blazer, with large monogrammed heraldry crest.

[Anonymous]

We recently moved to the Langley pyramid, which is probably the richest pyramid in Virginia. The kids at our elementary seem very normal.

We have a seven figure HHI but we dress very casually. My younger son wears older son’s hand me downs. They dress themselves everyday and often wear the same shirt as soon as it is washed. Younger son will wear pants too short or have a hole once in a while. This isn’t because he doesn’t have more clothes or fancy clothes. It is because he likes to wear his favorites and is lazy so he wears the shirt on top.

I don’t want to spoil the kids so they have little tech and we don’t go overboard on xmas or birthdays.

Doubtful teacher thinks we are wealthy.

We do live in a large house and vacation well and frequently.

[Anonymous]

You can't tell for all kids, but there is a certain subset that you can definitely tell. The overly entitled, bratty and stand-offish kids are usually from the top-income tier. These are the kids who think that just because their parents make money means they, the kids, are better than others, though they have done absolutely nothing to deserve any respect whatsoever.

[Anonymous]

Helly Hansen and Fjallraven are so yesterday. It's Norrona and Didrikson or whatever else they don't have in US but keeps you warm in Scandinavia.

[Anonymous]

I teach in a high FARMS school (95% but not in the DC area). The students in our school have nicer things than my own DS. The vast majority of them have their own phones (nicer than mine) by 5th grade. My DS just got a phone the summer before 8th grade and my students said they felt sorry for him. Lol. The wear name brand shoes/shirts/jackets, etc. Most of them have their own tablets (as do their younger siblings) and multiple gaming systems. On paper, they are poor but in reality, they have money for some luxury items. So if I didn't already know the demographics of my school, I would assume most students were wealthy enough to afford these luxuries. My DS goes to a Catholic school and he is probably one of the poorest kids there. I guess it comes down to priorities and what you want to spend your disposable income on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I teach in a high FARMS school (95% but not in the DC area). The students in our school have nicer things than my own DS. The vast majority of them have their own phones (nicer than mine) by 5th grade. My DS just got a phone the summer before 8th grade and my students said they felt sorry for him. Lol. The wear name brand shoes/shirts/jackets, etc. Most of them have their own tablets (as do their younger siblings) and multiple gaming systems. On paper, they are poor but in reality, they have money for some luxury items. So if I didn't already know the demographics of my school, I would assume most students were wealthy enough to afford these luxuries. My DS goes to a Catholic school and he is probably one of the poorest kids there. I guess it comes down to priorities and what you want to spend your disposable income on.

Ewww. You understand extracurriculars for kids are really expensive. When you can't pay for fancy vacations, math enrichment, ballet, and professionally coached sports, the default is often electronics. So if a family spends $100 on a Kindle Fire it's so much less than the $3000 a rich family is paying for a soccer club. In some working class families I know the child starting in 5th grade is the babysitter for his or her younger sibling or they are doing odd jobs to help the family with income. A phone is a lifeline, not a luxury.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach in a high FARMS school (95% but not in the DC area). The students in our school have nicer things than my own DS. The vast majority of them have their own phones (nicer than mine) by 5th grade. My DS just got a phone the summer before 8th grade and my students said they felt sorry for him. Lol. The wear name brand shoes/shirts/jackets, etc. Most of them have their own tablets (as do their younger siblings) and multiple gaming systems. On paper, they are poor but in reality, they have money for some luxury items. So if I didn't already know the demographics of my school, I would assume most students were wealthy enough to afford these luxuries. My DS goes to a Catholic school and he is probably one of the poorest kids there. I guess it comes down to priorities and what you want to spend your disposable income on.

Ewww. You understand extracurriculars for kids are really expensive. When you can't pay for fancy vacations, math enrichment, ballet, and professionally coached sports, the default is often electronics. So if a family spends $100 on a Kindle Fire it's so much less than the $3000 a rich family is paying for a soccer club. In some working class families I know the child starting in 5th grade is the babysitter for his or her younger sibling or they are doing odd jobs to help the family with income. A phone is a lifeline, not a luxury.

A new iPhone for a child is a luxury.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We recently moved to the Langley pyramid, which is probably the richest pyramid in Virginia. The kids at our elementary seem very normal.

We have a seven figure HHI but we dress very casually. My younger son wears older son’s hand me downs. They dress themselves everyday and often wear the same shirt as soon as it is washed. Younger son will wear pants too short or have a hole once in a while. This isn’t because he doesn’t have more clothes or fancy clothes. It is because he likes to wear his favorites and is lazy so he wears the shirt on top.

I don’t want to spoil the kids so they have little tech and we don’t go overboard on xmas or birthdays.

Doubtful teacher thinks we are wealthy.

We do live in a large house and vacation well and frequently.

If you live in that pyramid and have a 7 figure income people know you’re wealthy. Stop kidding yourself that you’re slumming it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Helly Hansen and Fjallraven are so yesterday. It's Norrona and Didrikson or whatever else they don't have in US but keeps you warm in Scandinavia.

Look at someone’s mom trying to flex on high school kid fashion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look for the kid with the monocle. Thats a dead giveaway. Also an ascot and blazer, with large monogrammed heraldry crest.

+1 grey poupon in lunchbox

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently moved to the Langley pyramid, which is probably the richest pyramid in Virginia. The kids at our elementary seem very normal.

We have a seven figure HHI but we dress very casually. My younger son wears older son’s hand me downs. They dress themselves everyday and often wear the same shirt as soon as it is washed. Younger son will wear pants too short or have a hole once in a while. This isn’t because he doesn’t have more clothes or fancy clothes. It is because he likes to wear his favorites and is lazy so he wears the shirt on top.

I don’t want to spoil the kids so they have little tech and we don’t go overboard on xmas or birthdays.

Doubtful teacher thinks we are wealthy.

We do live in a large house and vacation well and frequently.

If you live in that pyramid and have a 7 figure income people know you’re wealthy. Stop kidding yourself that you’re slumming it.

Yep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Helly Hansen and Fjallraven are so yesterday. It's Norrona and Didrikson or whatever else they don't have in US but keeps you warm in Scandinavia.

Look at someone’s mom trying to flex on high school kid fashion.

Don't have kids in high school. I'm a foreigner. They are everyday brands in Europe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently moved to the Langley pyramid, which is probably the richest pyramid in Virginia. The kids at our elementary seem very normal.

We have a seven figure HHI but we dress very casually. My younger son wears older son’s hand me downs. They dress themselves everyday and often wear the same shirt as soon as it is washed. Younger son will wear pants too short or have a hole once in a while. This isn’t because he doesn’t have more clothes or fancy clothes. It is because he likes to wear his favorites and is lazy so he wears the shirt on top.

I don’t want to spoil the kids so they have little tech and we don’t go overboard on xmas or birthdays.

Doubtful teacher thinks we are wealthy.

We do live in a large house and vacation well and frequently.

If you live in that pyramid and have a 7 figure income people know you’re wealthy. Stop kidding yourself that you’re slumming it.

Yep.

The question was whether teachers could tell which kids were wealthy. I commented that I doubt the teacher thinks my child is wealthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently moved to the Langley pyramid, which is probably the richest pyramid in Virginia. The kids at our elementary seem very normal.

We have a seven figure HHI but we dress very casually. My younger son wears older son’s hand me downs. They dress themselves everyday and often wear the same shirt as soon as it is washed. Younger son will wear pants too short or have a hole once in a while. This isn’t because he doesn’t have more clothes or fancy clothes. It is because he likes to wear his favorites and is lazy so he wears the shirt on top.

I don’t want to spoil the kids so they have little tech and we don’t go overboard on xmas or birthdays.

Doubtful teacher thinks we are wealthy.

We do live in a large house and vacation well and frequently.

If you live in that pyramid and have a 7 figure income people know you’re wealthy. Stop kidding yourself that you’re slumming it.

Yep.

The question was whether teachers could tell which kids were wealthy. I commented that I doubt the teacher thinks my child is wealthy.

And I’m telling you, they do. Langley teachers know what most Langley families are like.

[Anonymous]

Generally no.