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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My grandpa got off the boat in 1910 after his parents died with nothing and struggled to make ends meet his whole life. He never spoke english well. But he pushed his kids to get educated so the poverty cycle didn't perpetuate.

At some point you gotta take responsibility and move forward.[/quote]

If "You" are adults with children and "you" don't take responsibility and move forward, then it becomes a lot harder for your kids to do it.  Decent public education can't make up all the difference, but it's a start.  By "decent" I mean education focused on particular children's needs - not just expecting miracles using the latest, untested method on them.

It might take a while.  It might not be completely successful, in terms of bringing all of them into the middle class, but it beats what happening now.[/quote]

Not the PP but someone with a similar family history on both sides. Immigrant grandparents & great-grandparents who worked like dogs to give their kids stability and an education. 
The "you" means parents. Parents must prioritize their family structure. Their children need to be the focus. I don't care if mom and grandma are educated (my grandmothers were not) but they took care of the children/family and made home a solid, calm, favorite place to be with good food and warm interactions. My immigrant grandmas (from two different cultures) always told us kids how smart we are and how imortant it was to read and study and be proud of ourselves.
[b]If kids come from stable, solid homes, they will be ready and available to learn at school.[/b]   [/quote]

Well Duh.  Though some in this thread don't want to admit it, that is unfortunately the first game of lottery in life.  [/quote]

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