Education and Social mobility

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Several high-end universities are over-represented by students with a wealthy background, and that results in a lack of diversity. It also illustrates the problem there are in today's society. The social pattern it difficult to break through, and often results in social inequality. The problem is to be found in the connection between education and social mobility. Social mobility in the UK is very poor. The resolution to the problem seems to be the education ladder. The opportunity to get a higher education will make you achieve better jobs and a better living standard for the people who are stuck by the social heritage, but according to the article/text 1 ?“Education and Social Mobility: An Opening in Oxford” ?the high-end universities are more likely to let in students with a

strong social background. The students from state schools get left behind, and the gap between rich and poor increases further than they already have done.

Intelligence has nothing to with class, income or accent, but even so, the statistical likelihood of people being hit by low mobility rate despite its class of origin has fewer chances of achieving higher positions in society. The low social mobility will also lead to low or no economic growth due to the zero improvement throughout the generations. In order to prevent this from happening the system has to change. The economy needs every individual full potential for growth. Cambridge and Oxford form a picture that higher education is not for poor individuals. It is not difficult to understand that when almost half of the students come from a wealthy background. ?“53.7% of its students coming from state schools (less than 20% from standard comprehensives).” (Text 1, line 20-21).? It kills the young is made by someone else before they even apply. people's courage to apply for the high educations, due to the feeling that the decision