It says he spent much of his youth homeless, but somehow he ended up at a high school for performing arts. That doesn't sound right. Those high schools are usually reserved for families with money, even the public ones require you to live in areas with high taxes. Any clarification on his background?
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shareWhy dosen't that sound right? He probably simply had the motivation to go there and apply. You seem to assume that just because he was homeless, that he should not have had that opportunity in the first place, which smacks of big-time elitism to me. All homeless people aren't lazy,shiftless bums living on the streets----they're people with hopes & dreams just like anybody else----I know, because I was homeless for a few years myself, but that didn't stop me from wanting to go back to college (which I have) so please dispense with the stereotypes.
shareHow dare the homeless try to better themselves
shareMany performing arts high schools are run as "magnet schools" within the regular public school system. You don't need any money to attend, just an audition or portfolio.
ETA: Though probably those schools have a higher percentage of students from affluent families, since those families who have chosen not to send their kids to private school might push them to try for the magnet schools for the prestige, higher test scores, safer hallways, etc.
I'm not sure how you formed your opinions of performing arts schools but they are severely flawed. Maybe you know of one and are assuming they all are the same. Suffice it to say, you need to broaden your knowledge so people don't yell at you.
sharewell that was quite an overreaction. worst case the OP's simply not as informed as you, and not a single thing he said indicates he actually supports such elitism. Either way I'm pretty sure many US citizens if not most would be fairly surprised too, your situation isn't common.
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