My parents came from a poor background and worked their way up because of education. They saw it as a way to succeed. So they cared about me getting straight A grades when I was growing up.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me.
I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have.
I grew up in a really horrible school system, but my parents did not let that define how we function. They gave me more work at home from them than I ever got from school. To learn about the history of myself and my people, and that armors me.
My parents told me that education was the path to success - and they showed me, taking me to Head Start while they were pursuing their own college degrees.
My parents were marvelously educated people.
When I was a child I didn't care about getting an education, and I didn't finish high school.
My parents had a strong impact on who I am today. My mother and dad both encouraged us to think about the long term - where you wanted to be - to think about education, to think about what is right and what is wrong, and to do things that will help you in the long run.
My parents were supportive. I didn't have good grades, but they could tell I wasn't lazy.
My parents were neither wealthy nor academic, but we lived comfortably and they were always extremely supportive of my academic efforts and aspirations, both at school and university.
I come from a middle class family, and my parents weren't too supportive of my career choices.