I believe that this study is correct. I have also found that
children who come from more wealthy families tend to do better in school. I
think a lot of this, like the article said, is to do with the financial ability
to provide their children with more educational experiences. For example, the
more wealthy parents are able to afford to take their children to museums or
pay for a private math tutor. However, those children who come from families
with just a single parent can often not provide such luxuries. Most of these
single parent families are struggling just to buy their children basic school
supplies.
I do believe that most people who go to college make more
money, but this is not always the case. For example, as a teacher I know I will
not make very much money although I am required to have a degree from college.
So there is hope for those who cannot afford to go to college. Also, there are
many scholarships and grants out now that also help with the cost of college.
I do not believe that this widening of the gap is right, but
I do believe it is a reality. I think a lot of this has to do with our culture
today, like the article stated. The phrase “keeping of with the Jones’” is
still present in our society. I am not even sure if these affluent parents realize
that for example taking their children on vacations to Europe is educational. I
think most of them are just trying to “keep up” with the other affluent
families. However, these experiences can be very educational. As the more
wealthy families continue to race each other in providing the best of the best,
the less wealthy families struggle to provide the bare necessities; this in
turn makes the educational gap between high-income and low-income families greater.
