Can kids from a poor background ever outperform rich kids?

Absolutely, and it happens every day. Kids coming from wealthy families have a huge head start, and a financial fall-back/safety net if they get into trouble. They are born on 3rd base, and making a home run is fairly easy. I've had classmates tha... read more

Kids from a poor background can outperform rich kids if he/she works hard, is intelligent enough and the society encourages meritocracy and it also has effective rule of law. read more

Absolutely, and it happens every day. Kids coming from wealthy families have a huge head start, and a financial fall back/safety net if they get into trouble. read more

3/12/2012 The data are unequivocal: kids from wealthy families do better in school than kids from poor families. read more