[Linda22943]

Actually, you have the matter the wrong way around. They are poor because they think they have no brains and drop out of school. There are several reasons they think this way. They live in a tradition, almost a culture, of people who don’t finish school. Because of that, someone in this situation who wants more education must contend with their families and peers considering them ‘uppity’ and perhaps actively discouraging them from more schooling. Also, they are probably not being mentored properly; nobody is bothering to say ‘you can be different, you can show you’re smart enough to break out of the mold, you can be whatever you want to be.’ They probably never heard of financial aid, either; the idea that you don’t need money to go on with schooling is completely foreign to them.

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Name : Linda22943, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 62, City : Small town upstate, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Computer Engineer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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