Amy, why don't the parents move (with their smart kids in tow) to where the opportunity exists? As I recall, there existed a strong pull of talented Hungarians, especially Jews, to Budapest during the early 20th century where intellectual and artistic talent was concentrated. If that's the case where you are, it should be a simple matter for those motivated to do so (even at some level of personal sacrifice) to "vote with their feet," no?
As I recall, there has been a marked drop in people moving for better opportunities. I’m not a sociologist, so I don’t know why. I know when I had the reason to, I did just that. But perhaps that is a mindset not everyone has. I have a lot of cousins, and to the one, the willingness to move away from where they grew up is correlated with their economic success. We are talking white country boys… so…?
Amy, why don't the parents move (with their smart kids in tow) to where the opportunity exists? As I recall, there existed a strong pull of talented Hungarians, especially Jews, to Budapest during the early 20th century where intellectual and artistic talent was concentrated. If that's the case where you are, it should be a simple matter for those motivated to do so (even at some level of personal sacrifice) to "vote with their feet," no?
As I recall, there has been a marked drop in people moving for better opportunities. I’m not a sociologist, so I don’t know why. I know when I had the reason to, I did just that. But perhaps that is a mindset not everyone has. I have a lot of cousins, and to the one, the willingness to move away from where they grew up is correlated with their economic success. We are talking white country boys… so…?