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[QUOTE="Cuse181, post: 4963734, member: 8295"]
Not what was said or implied as class transcends simple economic status.

But lets say we are discussing just those in the lower economic class. Do all of them HAVE to go directly into the workforce vs college? Of course not. But do the outliers define the trend? Nope.

Those who grew up in a lower economic class:
- do not have the same support systems at home to excel in school (parent/s work multiple jobs, may not have attended college themselves, may not speak English as a first language)
- Tend to go to lower ranked high schools,
- Tend not to be able to take advantage of outside resources (tutors, SAT classes, extra curriculars, etc.)
- and, of course, do not come from the wealth required to make attending university affordable

You can overcome all of these issues, and some do, but many do not. Those who do not and thus have to enter the work force are no longer treated as children, they are treated as an adult. If they get caught piss drunk in the street, they get brought to jail for the night, potentially arrested for public intoxication and underage drinking, and slapped with a couple misdemeanors. If a college attendee does the same thing? They are just kids being kids and they get a slap on the wrist and "do better next time" from DPS. One group get labeled as misbehaving adults, the other? kids.
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