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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up middle class with college educated parents in inner-city schools in Denver.  Took and passed several AP tests have a masters degree now.  I would tend to believe my life story validates you starting point, but I think what it misses is all the other pieces of an educational experience it does not account for:

On the positive side, I have attended schools as a minority (white) since 4th grade, you learn to think in different perspectives.

I had opportunities in places like swimming and debate that I might not of at a more elite school which would have required more outside resources than my parents had.

On the down side, did not have anywhere near the support I needed to learn to write well, compared to my peers at more highly regarded schools I was reading less challenging literature.  I have never felt that comfortable in  elite circles or with wealthy people.  It is hard to know how much of this was my schooling versus home life but if economists really want to understand why relative high quality schools are shunned they need to compare on different variables. [/quote]

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