> opportunities and levels of education... Plenty of opportunities and education without being sent to a private school. IIRC there was a study on kids and ra

> opportunities and levels of education... Plenty of opportunities and education without being sent to a private school. IIRC there was a study on kids and race and found that black kids and white kids did the same through most of elementary school, but the white kids get sent to summer camp, have an easier time scoring par-time jobs, are around people with broader vocabularies, and family and friends in different places which can score educational or employment opportunities down the line. I didn't grow up particularly well off, but my dad had a subscription to The Economist, Time, and the local big-city newspaper. He'd read us articles at dinner and then we'd discuss, or just let us read them later -- which definitely had an impact. Grandma bought me a chemistry kit one year in middle school, which helped my science grades later. None of this stuff was super expensive, certainly no where near private school costs, but it can absolutely make a difference.