Society has led us to identify what type of American we are. I think I'm more aware of things like social inequality, social class, and the correlation between education and social class. Because being in my community, the “black” community, we were taught that the higher the education, the better your social class. My parents and grandparents constantly reminded me that education is important and the key to success and a better life. This is a topic of the article in which Schaefer highlights independent and dependent variables. The independent variable being education level and the dependent variable being income level. Seeing this diagram in the article, it correlates with what I have been taught to think my whole life. The amount of money you earn depends on your education level. So my parents always taught me to go to school because they believe that money is the key to a successful and comfortable life. This is the lesson my parents taught me, but I always question it. They say, "Money can't buy happiness," but then they say that for