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Why is it that students from higher socio-economic backgrounds perform better?

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Russ:
Attending a private school is a small part of it the whole thing. A family that is financially successful can afford various luxuries (both study related and otherwise) that will contribute to the success of the student. Obviously study guides, tutoring, private schools will have a very direct impact on education but things like stress, holidays, the need to work to support oneself etc. are all going to impact ability to study. Even with the best work ethic in the world, if your family relies upon you working a part time job, you're at a disadvantage and so forth.

You can also link low socio economic status with low education rates and thus with genetic factors that impact on the children, but I think the above is more relevant


--- Quote from: jokerman1 on May 04, 2012, 04:47:49 pm ---How do you create a school with better ATAR averages?

What would you need?

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Money.
Okay, you'd need various other things, but it'd all come back to money providing them.

aes_999:

--- Quote from: jokerman1 on May 04, 2012, 04:47:49 pm ---How do you create a school with better ATAR averages?

What would you need?

--- End quote ---

Money is one thing. Another big thing would be smart students. Which is why we have selective schools at Victoria.

jokerman1:
generally speaking how much money do private school students spend on tutoring?

also, i realize this is one big generalisation and i'm sure many private school students dont' receive tutoring or don't need it or even find it useful.

i went to a public school and only a couple of students received tutoring and they didn't do amazingly well in the end so it didn't seem to help them much at all.

do the parents of these students usually go about selecting who tutors their daughters/sons or do they research it all by themselves...

a lot of generalizations here but hope somebody can provide feedback.

killerboy:
i've been informed that jokerman1 has just been banned.

what gives?

he was asking good questions and could benefit the vce community as a whole.

Russ:

--- Quote from: killerboy on May 04, 2012, 05:12:57 pm ---i've been informed that jokerman1 has just been banned.

what gives?

he was asking good questions and could benefit the vce community as a whole.

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If you want to discuss a ban, do it privately via email

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