Does Class Matter? Options

[bananapants]

We had a class discussion on class and i was wondering if any of you think class matters today? Because i mean if you live in a rich neighborhood then obviously your property taxes are larger and therefore there is more money to be spent on schools. If you go to a public school then you go to the school in your district. If your district is rich then you go to a pretty nice school. Therefore leading to a good education. If you a have a good education then you can probably get into a good college based on you level of education because today you need a college degree more than before. There are of course many special cases in which people do defy the odds. But really does class matter? Does it matter if you are rich VS poor? How important is class? Does it define your future? Does it matter in which class you were born? Does it matter? Is it more possible today than 30 years before to go from rag to riches? The school example is only one of many reasons why i believe class matters.

[x__rilind]

unfournately, class still has much too large a weight on society. often people are raised up if they are a member of the upper class, and are shunned if they are a member of the lower class.

i hate classism regarding schools. i don't think that a public school education is worse than a private school education, and i've attended both. the difference between private and public school is that often the students in a private school have more money, and more pressure on education put on them, so they are encouraged to try harder, and they are surrounded by like minded people. often times, kids in public schools, especially those in poorer school districts are less motivated to succeed in school. also, employers and universities will look at wether a student went to public or private schools, and use that as a partial basis on how to treat the person. also, lower class, poorer people can't always afford to go to the private schools, so they wouldn't have that chance.