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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a highschool teacher and this week we had some career volunteers/ life couches come and talk to the kids. One guy made his speech about being a first generation college grad and did a list of "things poor kids dont know but need to." My kids liked it and there has been a lot of chit chat about it this week.   I decided to reverse the topic and ask them what they think might be some things rich people dont know and these are some kid bits of that convo...

1.) flatbread is really just pizza. "I was so confused about that word but every time its literally just been pizza."
2.) its awkward/embarrassing when you associate having a license to having a car.  "Me turning 16 means nothing, Im poor"
3.) We dont grieve not having a father. We dont know another family structure.   "Thats like crying because I dont have a brother, when Ive never had a brother. No one does that."
4.) One kid thought it was odd that the people who have the most clothes usually have washer and dryers at their house so in reality they need the least clothes. "If i didnt need quarters to wash I would only need like 3 shirts"[/quote]

I am going to assume that these kids are urban, right? In poorer rural areas, my experience has been:

1) WTF is flatbread anyway?  we've never even had the chance to TRY it or even SEE it on a menu because it's not sold at any restaurant or store around here.
2) You learn to drive early (without a license on dirt roads) because you literally need it to go anywhere and if there's an emergency, families need a backup driver. You might not have a car, or a license, but you sure as hell can handle the basics of driving (though not city driving).
3) Grieving is pretty common because a lot of families know what it's like to have one, but lost their father due to poor health, drugs, etc.
4) Most people have washer-dryers but need clothing because the water and electricity are expensive and you can't afford to run the washer-dryer that frequently!

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This.

I started driving a tractor at age 6.  I drove a 34' trailer on my 16th birthday.  I drove a loaded trailer to florida and back by myself when I was 17.

things my rich DH didn't know:  that you cut the rotten parts out of food and eat it anyway.  How do to...everything.  How to change a tire and plant a garden.  How to can and preserve food you grew yourself.  Which wild plants you can eat and which are poisonous.  How to hot wire a vehicle.  That you should keep jumper cables in the car and know how to use them.  A thousand other things.

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Will your kids know?
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Yes.  Even though we have money now I teach them these things because nothing is forever.  Instability is the life of the rural or urban poor.  My 8yo can drive the tractor, stack firewood and use a knife.[/quote]

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