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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a high school English teacher, so I’m pretty involved and in tune with the application process.  Having pushy parents to ensure teachers fear giving lower than an A and being able and willing to “help” in the application process is what gets at least half of our students who attend “elite” colleges over the line.  Some of the more blatant acts of dishonesty stock in my mind and make me feel bad, years later, but I can assure you this is all a game, not strictly a merit-based system.[/quote]

We understand perfectly. You went to a crappy school and have a crappy low-paid, low-prestige job, and you hate, hate, hate it that there are kids with more talent and ambition than you, so of course you have to cope and seethe that they're somehow cheating and gaming the system. 
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DP here.

I’m  also a high school teacher. I got into prestigious schools, but picked a state school because of finances. I was offered a job out of college making three times my current salary, but I turned it down to become a teacher. Why? Because I was raised by parents who told me that the purpose in life is to contribute to society, not to fill my personal wallet.

You may not want to accept this, but there are people who value integrity and service over prestige. I’m one of them. I suspect the teacher you are responding to is another.

If you feel better after putting down others, then do what you need to do to feel good about yourself. The rest of us will simply see it for what it is: insecurity. The truth is people pick colleges and careers for a myriad of different reasons. That’s really the answer to this whole ridiculous thread. [/quote]

Very nicely put. It's amazing how many people seem unable to grasp the idea of public service having more value to someone than money. The world would be in seriously worse shape if this were not true.[/quote]

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