You can compare a public education student to a student that has a private education.
Say that you are a public education student (hypothetically): You have a working class family and 5 siblings. Your parents leave the responsibility to you to watch over and babysit your siblings. You have to get a good education so that you can support yourself in the future but this is hard because your school is public and therefore overcrowded, and the teachers are often overwhelmed. This makes it hard to get the top grades that you always aim for.
Now imagine that you are a student with a private education: Both of your parents work a high paying job. You live in an upper-class suburb and you go a very prestigious school. The school fees are very expensive and so is the uniform, but this is not a problem because your parents have the funds to allow this. Your school is equipped with computers, iPads, and extra tutoring to ensure you have the best education possible.
- Through placing yourself in another person’s shoes like this, you are able to easily identify how different someone’s education can be based on their wealth, class status and where they live.
