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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear
I think that economic standing of the parents can have an effect on the kids education...the most significant effect would be on the lower end when the parents struggle to put nutritious food on the table and are too busy making ends meet to spend good time with the kids...but once kids are well fed and are well-looked after I would imagine that the impact of income on educational performance would be much less.
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I believe there is pretty solid evidence that suggests a link between nutrition and cognitive development in children. It's a big reason why the cycle of poverty is so hard to break.
My wife's sister always brags about how Waldorf kids do better in tests than kids at public schools, but I pointed out to her that the average Waldorf kid likely has economic and social advantages that a lot of public schools kids don't, and those kids bring down the average.