I am the Elitist?

[LakeArenal]

I am a college educated white woman. My dad paid for my whole education, I never had to work for a thing.

All my schooling was public. Elementary, middle, high school and a well rated public university.

Elitist? (of a person or class of persons) considered superior by others or by themselves.

I am not quite sure of that. I had the same education millions of other people's kids had. Same text books and exams: same teachers that every student had regardless of income or faith; just the fortune of parents that could foot the bill.

What about these home-schoolers and voucher schools? Aren't they supported by folks that say their values are better than mine? They don't want their kids associating with that riff raff at public schools. They can give their kids a better education than those union propagandist teachers. They know better what subjects their children should study and disseminate information as they see it, not according to science or fact.

They seem the elitists to me.. But what do I know, I had one of those public educations.

[Heartstrings]

1. I am one of those same "elitist" as you....

Although I was one year shy of graduating college, but have often pondered the same issue.....

[betsuni]

2. K&R

[dawg]

3. I'm a latte-sipping, East coast, college-educated professional who ...

is fascinated by human evolution (and pre-history and anthropology in general).

I'm also a Southern, gun-owning, Christian who drives a pickup and occasionally listens to Lynyrd Skynyrd.

People are complicated, and the only true elites are those who are rich enough to buy the politicians.

[Skittles]

5. can you believe in three months it will be 40 freaking years

since Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crash

[defacto7]

4. Elitism is a condition or frame of mind.

It's how one places themself among others. It's not what you know, how your educated or how much you own. It's what you do with what you have that makes one elitist.

[raven mad]

6. Well, damn. If you are, I must be.

K to 8, Catholic school, then 9 -12, best damn high school ever, public, and wonderful. Lots of AP courses. College? Public, student loans and working at least part time, sometimes full - classes at night.

Teachers/Professors, etc. ROCK. I can still keep up at my age.......... shows how a trained brain works, like yours.

Elite? LOL! I'm wearing a pair of cutoffs from 20 year old Levi's, a t-shirt from the Carter days, a neat pair of flip-flops........ and live in peace in Interior Alaska.

Elite?