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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reminds me of Malcolm Gladwell's podcast 'Carlos Doesn't Remember' http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/04-carlos-doesnt-remember

Dirt poor kid got into Choate, which is a very elite boarding school. Full scholarship. His selfish ignorant trash mother wouldn't let him go.

People need to stop romanticizing ignorant people. There's nothing redeemable about trashy parents ruining their kids' futures.[/quote]

That podcast was about the child of a drug addict who had her kids taken away and put into foster care.

OP is talking about kids who are well cared for, who attend school, and who just happen to live in a part of the country OP thinks is inferior.

These two things could not be more dissimilar.  In fact, the nieces are probably more like OP's own kids than they are like Carlos.  [/quote]

There's too little information. For example, we don't know if the public school in question is truly terrible, or "just OK" in comparison to the prep school. If the kids are getting into trouble or having significant issues, or are happy. What this family values or wants.

It's unclear whether there's a danger in the situation that needs addressing or if OP and the sister simply live in very different communities.  [/quote]

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