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Do kids whose parents are teachers have an unfair advantage?

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mollymustard

Maria91

Um? It's not as if her dad did it all for her. He may have helped her understand it and tutored her, but in the end it was her doing the work and her getting into cambridge. It's not like he sat her exams for her!

I don't think it's unfair. It's just like having a tutor, they'll show you how to understand something, but if you end up doing well it's because you've put in the work...

Yes, but that is an advantage as it wouldn't be possible to get that level of tuition elsewhere from anyone else other than a family member or parent.
I know she did some of the work herself, including the interview but she was given the best guide possible to how to get in which would leave any normal pupil outstripped.