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Re:America's High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries... by chejazi on Thursday March 10, 2016 @09:20PM (#11264220)
Public schools aren't the greatest when it comes to accelerating social mobility - a lot of my graduating class is still in my hometown. If you can afford it, a private school will put you on a more focused track to success.

Still, plenty of people make it through and go on to achieve great things. Plus, they are grounded in the realities of what is commonly referred to as the 99%

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Re:America's High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries... by restalis on Friday March 11, 2016 @10:14AM (#11267030)
"Public schools aren't the greatest when it comes to accelerating social mobility - a lot of my graduating class is still in my hometown."

<sarcasm>"Social mobility" doesn't necessarily mean moving upwards only. Public schools therefore may indeed contribute to public mobility and even be an accelerating factor to it!</sarcasm>

The fact that the graduates of your class are still in your hometown does not really say much about social mobility, it does only about mobility.

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Re:America's High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries... by chejazi on Friday March 11, 2016 @06:12PM (#11270246)
Good point, I need to provide better context. In my hometown, there aren't a lot of opportunities, and a significant portion of what's there is service / labor. So by staying in my hometown, I'm implying that a lot of them are working unskilled jobs.
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