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galen  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "You're Doing Great Work, It's Just...You Aren't Trying Very Hard."

Yeah, it's a tiny private school with some pretty serious privilege issues. It's 90% white, 85% male, etc., probably due to a combination of the surrounding area, the high tuition, and the stated mission (school for the gifted - not that white males tend to be more gifted, but I wouldn't be surprised if white males were more often designated gifted).





ButterflyEffect  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah, we have a high school like that back home and I recently worked about a mile away from Phillips Academy. Talk about privileged. But you know, I'd like to think that while they're not exactly melting pots, that places like those set a person up to go almost wherever they would like, and open up a lot more doors down the road. I'd think a lot of it has to do with socioeconomic standing as well.

galen  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I sure hope so. But at this point I've switched schools so many times I've decided just to make the best of where I am. Senior year!

humanodon  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I would say that being born with a silver spoon in one's mouth is something of a gift, but I don't think it indicates intelligence or capability at all.