Dibs was the son of two well-educated parents, his father described as an "extremely intelligent scientist."
John was born in 1893 in Bristol, Virginia, to well-educated parents.
Those well-educated parents turned out to be a man with a violent temper and the woman he'd punched into insensibility.
Studies show that children of stable families with well-educated parents do better, on average, than other students, regardless of where they go to school.
Some come from poor families, and some have well-educated parents.
"The problem is a great number of well-educated parents who can look at something and say, this makes no sense."
Proper, well-educated parents go to great trouble over a daughter's education and tell themselves that they have done well if something quiet and demure emerges.
Unfortunately, such children are typical of well-educated and well-off American parents who should know better.
Educators have long known that children of affluent and well-educated parents tend to do better than other students, even when they attend seemingly mediocre schools.
As the child of well-educated parents, I had advantages during my early years in that they cared enough to track my performance.