Looking at kids now, thinking about my time, I wonder if they will be better off than me.  Having experince 2 schools with very different profile of kids, I belived affluence is a double edged sword. With affluence, kids are more exposed, and more cognitive developed. It is not just about the tuition, it's also the cultural assets poured in since pre-school. The development of the brAins, the linking of the left and right brains etc. They are more informed, more articulated, and confident. I  find "poorer" kids, in general, (there are always exceptions a plenty), more innocent, pure and caring. They are slower in grasping concepts and have problems in transferring knowledge across domains. If I look back at myself, I am Basically stupid, lazy, and problematic in today teachers' eyes. But I am Independent and I need no parents' guidance nor tutors in my ......