The phrase "advantaged child" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a child who has certain benefits or privileges compared to others, often in the context of socioeconomic status or access to resources.
Example: "In discussions about educational equity, it's important to consider the experiences of the advantaged child versus those of their less fortunate peers."
Alternatives: "privileged child" or "fortunate child".
The advantage of disadvantage is that when a child has the innate capacity to rise to the challenges, the growth potential is bound to be ever greater than for the advantaged child.
Referring to the work of Derek Parfit, Savulescu and Kahane observe that "in selecting a more advantaged child we are also bringing a different person into existence".
As such, the reason to be beneficent "is that selecting the most advantaged child would make the outcome better, even if it is not better for the child created" [9: 277].
Aside from the competitive advantage this gives to already advantaged children at private schools, limiting choices also limits personal possibility.
Without this, there is evidence that it may be the advantaged children who are best placed to take advantage of the learning opportunities in mainstream settings (Burger 2010).
That's why it's so crucial that we find a successful way to ensure that the learning gap is narrowed for less advantaged children".
WASHINGTON — Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Paul J. Curran Fund, 645 5th Avenue, Suite 703, NY, NY 10022, which provides assistance to schools servicing New York City's less advantaged children.
Advantaged children succeed not merely because their schools are better but because their medical care, preschool, after-school and summer experiences are better -- and because their home lives are structured for success.
Study author Dr Abigail McKnight from the London School of Economics said: "The fact that middle class families are successful in hoarding the best opportunities in the education system and in the labour market is a real barrier to the upward social mobility of less advantaged children".
The Sutton Trust's Sir Peter Lampl said it was "crucial" to narrow the learning gap for less advantaged children.
