I’ve adjuncted at more than one CUNY campus. And, most semesters involved a class discussion where students revealed important parts of their socio-economic status.
False: “She's a Puerto Rican woman from a low-income family who went to one of the CUNY colleges undergrad. She absolutely does not come from wealthy parents or anything remotely like that kind of privilege.”
She might not come from a wealthy family. She probably doesn’t come from a wealthy family. But, you cannot say she “absolutely does not come from wealthy parents or anything remotely like that kind of privilege.” I’ve had a handful of wealthy students.
False:
“I think undergrad at CUNY is still evidence of a lower middle class/poor background. Partially because it's cheaper and partially because it captures people that can or need to live with their families during college.”
On average CUNY students are lower-middle class/poor for the reasons mentioned and additional reasons. But, going to CUNY isn’t evidence of being lower middle class/poor. I’ve had a handful of wealthy students.
True?/False?
“If you read it carefully you will notice the argument is that CUNY is still a sign of lower income.”
Depends on what the author meant by “sign.”
True
“there are strong underlying motivations for people with lower income background to attend CUNY. And, that seems to work since a substantial chunk of the students there do come from this background.”
The data supports this.
True
“There are actual data available on this.”
See above.
Lastly, but not to be a d*ck, this is a weak argument.
“Btw, keep in mind that I've lectured at CUNY's Queens college for a couple of years. Not that it matters, since I seem to be making a logical mistake.”
Teaching at Queens College and knowing the demographics of your students aren’t the same thing. I’ve taught at Queens Coll
...See full postege. And, some of the wealthy students that I mentioned were in my classes. I know this because they told me things during class discussion that are indicators of living in a family that is wealthy or being wealthy.