However, he supports his claim with research done to test it, but seems to overlook why intelligence, brilliance, and success are based on class. With each income level there is a different level of what to expect from that child. The higher your family's income, the more is expected of the student. Families only expect students to meet the same outcomes they have achieved. These standers overall dictate how much help you get, how much you try, how much you pushed. A lower class family probably won't be there to push you, pay for the best education possible, or expect you to be a straight A student with an average life. This is reflected in SAT scores: the higher your income, the higher your score. Students who have to live the family's straight lifestyle will get better scores because they have to strive to be what the family is. The lower the class level you are in, the lower your score will be. This has been reflected in my life, I am a middle class child; therefore, I lived a middle class lifestyle. My parents worked a lot, so they weren't always there to push me to be a straight A student. They expected me to keep my grades above the C average. I mostly kept all A's and B's and graduated in my class 113 out of 226, exactly average among my classmates. My SAT scores were also reflected in my class average