Sentences with phrase «only affluent parent»

Corcoran isn't the only affluent parent trying not to raise kids who act entitled.

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As he heard the speaker describe the anxiety and resistance of basically affluent people facing death after a comfortable life, he could think only of the many people he knew, like his parents and relatives, who suffer so much so unjustly.

According to the research, only child in the family develops close relationships with parents, builds self - esteem, attains high grasping power, becomes orally advanced, more affluent in education, and receives more support and encouragement from parents.

In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6

But they have helped create a two - tier education system — one in which affluent parents can help their schools weather state budget crises and maintain programs less affluent districts can only dream about.