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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All this is so confusing. English isn't my first language. I have an accent and people ask me where I am really from all the time. We try to speak to kids at home in a language other than English. My kids have an accent too that they try to hide. How many points do I get for experience? Or do I have to be only Latino or African origin for experience factor? Others don't really have experiences? Do I need to show an ancestry test - what if it shows African DNA. So many worms in can. [/quote]

Is your family low income? Do you and your spouse have college degrees?

Those are two qualities that can make a difference in the opportunities children may have access to.
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I thought we were looking at holistic experiences here. How low is low? should I keep it artificially low? what about other experiences? are they to be diminished or only certain races have valuable experiences? How do I qualify to be a certain race? DNA test? Skin color? You are confusing me more. [/quote]

I think family income level and educational attainment of parents have a big effect on the experiences a child is exposed to as they grow up. Children whose parents have been to college have an advantage over children whose parents have not had the opportunity to go to college.

Kids can’t choose their parents and shouldn’t be penalized for having parents with less money and less education. 
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Nor should they be rewarded for having parents who have less money and less education, which is what the "experience factors" are intended to do. [/quote]

it's a recognition that they have less opportunities not a reward. [/quote]

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