Emphasis Preaching Journal

In an article for Timesonline, September 30, 2007, Sir Peter Lampl documents how British children of poorer families are not encouraged by their parents or their teachers to enroll in university education and very rarely to try for Oxford or other top level universities. In fact, children of parents in lower paying jobs often leave school by age sixteen to enter the work force. On the other hand, children of the upper classes are expected to apply to top level institutions.