<p>“Anyways, the point I’m trying to make is that nearly any public school is going to have issues accommodating everybody. While money may be able to get somebody into a great private school, it doesn’t really have any effect otherwise. I could see there being social and home issues holding people from low-income households back, but school isn’t one of those issues.”</p>
<p>I completely disagree. If your school doesn’t challenge and intellectually excite you, and your family isn’t there to support you, it’s very easy to stop caring altogether, no matter how bright you are. SO many kids get left behind because of this; I see it every day. Rich kids in good schools learn to like it from the beginning, because they’re challenged, and they therefore want to pursue higher education. The smart, poor kids in crappy schools are bored out of their minds and have no reason to try at all.</p>