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[quote=AN][quote=utcsox][quote=AN][quote=urbanrealtor]
Who works at min wage jobs now?[/quote]
The largest group of min wage workers are in households making $100-200k/year.The largest group of min wage workers are in households making $100-200k/year. Majority of min wage workers are <25 years old. As I said in my earlier post, raising minimum wage by that much will definitely give a big boost to automation. [/quote]

Seriously? The largest group of min wage workers are in households making $100-200k/year Do explain.[/quote]
Kids.[/quote]

Mostly young folks between 16-24 as shown here
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/07/19/who-makes-minimum-wage/

and here

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/02/who-earns-the-minimum-wage-suburban-teenagers-not-single-parents

Care to show where you get the assertion that “The largest group of min wage workers are in households making $100-200k/year”?

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[quote=flyer]If someone forces their views upon you, just tell them you’re not interested, as you have stated here.

I’ve told many people who insisted on sharing their beliefs with me that I’m not interested because I’m very happy and secure in my own beliefs, and, frankly, have no interest whatsoever in their beliefs–or lack thereof.

Sometimes you have to be firm, but, it can be done.[/quote]

amen 😉

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Does anyone know, academically, how private schools like FP, Bishop, and Cathedral Catholic compared to the public schools like Torrey Pines, Westview, Del Norte and BR High Schools?

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Again, these numbers do NOT include donations from parents, alumni, or other sources.[/quote]

Very true. I could only speak about Francis Parker here – and the data point is about 12+ years old. Part of the application process is the interview session with the parents. And one of the key information they want to get out from you is, after you’ve paid through the nose for the tuition, how much can you donate to the school. Consider the tuition as a barrier to entry.

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Preuss succeeds only because of three things:

1. Students who have already proven themselves to be high achievers.

2. Parents who are mandated to participate in their child’s education on a variety of levels.

3. Fairly unlimited funding and resources (relatively speaking) from both public and private sources.[/quote]

There’s a fourth factor:

The fact that the kids and their parents are willing to go jump through all the hoops to get into the school demonstrates that they have the desire for a good education and would not squander the opportunity to learn once they get in.

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Flu,
Have you tried to reach out to the various AA Student Associations on the local campuses? I figure it’s most effective to rally the younger generations for a common “Asian” cause than it is with the first generation folks that still have too much of that prejudices they have for each other.

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“Norman was here”

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[quote=scaredyclassic]where are the zen asians? did they not make it to the US?[/quote]

The zen ones are at peace with themselves, their present environment, the surroundings. No reasons to uproot the family and leave.

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Sacrificing is a perception. Parents have the responsibility to take care of their kids. Some parents are compelled to do more than others. Those that do more are viewed by those that don’t as being making the sacrifices. But if you were to ask those that do they’ll simply shrug and tell you that it’s merely and naturally a responsibility that as parents they have to shoulder.

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[quote=joec]This is because Asians, I don’t think really are interested in helping other Asians.
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Sad but true.

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[quote=SK in CV][quote=ltsdd]BTW., if you’re a California HS senior, a 3.5 gpa and a combined 1800 on the SAT will guarantee you a spot at one of the UC Schools.[/quote]

since when, and under what program? I’m reasonably sure that was not true 8 years ago. My daughter had significantly higher grades than that, and she didn’t have any kind of guaranteed admission.[/quote]

Don’t know exactly when they had this policy. It’s not quite “guaranteed” but it’s as close to a guarantee as you’ll get. I always thought it was top 5%, so somewhat surprised to find out that it’s the top 9%. The 9% is “fixed”, the GPAs and sat scores are not. The numbers I used above is just one possible example to achieve the so-called UC score to be eligible. The link below is where you could find more info:

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/california-residents/index.html

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BTW., if you’re a California HS senior, a 3.5 gpa and a combined 1800 on the SAT will guarantee you a spot at one of the UC Schools.

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[quote=flu][quote=ltsdd][quote=spdrun]Cutting a kid a bit of slack due to educational opportunities (un)available in her high school is one thing. But giving a Black kid from a poor background an advantage over an Asian kid from the same background is quite another in my book.[/quote]

So a poor Asian kid getting the nod over an affluent black kid is perfectly ok?[/quote]

I think the question of race should be completely eliminated from consideration yes. There are people who are poor who are economically disadvantaged. But not all poor disadvantaged are black or Hispanic. Plenty of folks from rural area are at a social economic disadvantage as well.

But its more than that. If the government wants to fix this. They are fixing it at the wrong side. If you want to help then give the poor subsidies for seeking higher education for their kids before college. And then when the kids do qualify based on merit….help poor kids pay for the college.

The kids however need to get in based on merit. It is how just about ever other country that values education does it.[/quote]

In principle I don’t disagree with you. These policies affects my family as much as it is to you and your family. My point is, it’s a slippery slope once you move outside of a merit-based system. And once that occurred, I really have an issue with the argument that one (disadvantaged) criteria has more “merit” (ironic isn’t it?) than another in admitting a student – it all depends on where you’re sitting. And regardless of how you slice it, there will always be a group of people (based on race, wealth, religion, etc…) who will feel that the policies are unfair to them.

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[quote=spdrun]To some extent, yes. I do think that educational environment should be taken into account when considering performance on things like standardized tests.[/quote]

Sounds like you have no problem with a system that is not completely based on merit. No?

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[quote=spdrun]Cutting a kid a bit of slack due to educational opportunities (un)available in her high school is one thing. But giving a Black kid from a poor background an advantage over an Asian kid from the same background is quite another in my book.[/quote]

So a poor Asian kid getting the nod over an affluent black kid is perfectly ok?

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