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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I don’t. This is not as much about innate abilities as it is about upbringing. Those classes btw are hard for the student too, not just money. [/quote]

Having money to spend on resources like tutors makes it easier to perform in difficult classes.  That is why people hire them.  A student will do better by working 10 extra hours a week with a tutor on a subject than by working 10 extra hours without one.

[quote]It’s like an extra school. Granted I do believe more special Ed children are poorer because that’s what the studies show that trauma breeds born trauma, but it’s also about how people grow up and what standards they create for themselves as a result of their upbringing. 
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Are you saying that the people from poorer parts of this area did not create the standards for themselves that would allow them to provide opportunities (such as tutors) that the people from the richer parts of NoVA can?  You can have very high standards for yourself and your children and still not be able to afford specialized help such as tutors and prep courses.

[quote]I once met a woman from middle Virginia who said she got Ds in school but still got into UVA but then decided not to go and went to the local community college and became a hairdresser. In her 30s she had a boyfriend, not a husband. It was much easier to get into college from her school than Langley because UVA lowered their college readiness bar for her, but most kids from Langley don’t opt for her lifestyle. 
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So what?

[quote]However you cut it Langley kids for the most part are not slackers and druggies and they are ready for college and ready to prepare their children for college.[/quote]

When did I say or imply that Langley kids were slackers and druggies?  My kids went to Langley.  You need to stay on point.

Do I think my kids had it easier growing up in McLean than they would have growing up in Anaconstia?  Yes, I do.
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