The Effects of Poverty on Education
I never ever cut a class. (That's what we called back then - just deciding not to go to class -uh skipping class on purpose). Most what comes to mind is being very respectful of teachers because they were the authority and they for all practical purposes were your parents away from home.
As I reflect on the things I experienced in school so many years ago I can now reflect on some things going right now in our schools. First of all if you have a one parent household that in itself will contribute to poverty. You have the income of one instead of two. With a poverty stricken family I have heard tales of children going to school hungry. I could not even imagine that.
Can you imagine going to school hungry? How much learning and studying are you going to do? Very little. Your primary focus or goal is getting something in your stomach to ease the hunger pangs. If you children consistently go to school hungry in the long run their grades are going to suffer.
Poverty can lead to low self esteem. Children from poverty stricken homes are quick to notice that other children dress better than they do and they can become embarrassed which can cause them to withdraw in class which creates a bad learning environment.
If there is poverty in the home children are not to participate in some activities which fosters team work and binding with your peers, if there is a cost incurred.
Sometimes if there is a one parent home that single parent has to work and is not able to give their child all the attention they need so that child will try to get that attention by any means necessary even if it calls for misbehaving in school.
Children from poverty stricken homes can be disruptive in school because they are not being raised or supervised at home and now teachers have to really act as parents for these children. This takes away from the time that teachers should be teaching. In this situation everyone suffers.
So we need a remedy for this situation.
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6 Comments
Post a Commenteducation is more important for one's life, due to education he/she maintain their status in fast world. but poor individuals left their lifes due to poor education system
Financial income can affect a childs education! They are forced to go to a public school because their parents cannot affors to pay a private school. Education inequality is a big problem in our society because not everu child is getting an equal opportunity to develope their education to their full potential.
Your article is weak. You must understand that it is also a teachers job to help bridge this social gap. You were obviously raised in a middle to high class house. It is important to know that the best you or what your parents did for you, may not even be close to what a lower income parent can do. Sometimes the best thing a parent can do is provide shelter and that is it. I believe that poverty doesn't lead to lower self esteem. Or job as a teacher or parent is to teach out kids equality and how to help people when they are struggling, not sit and watch them struggle....
if they dont get any food and the family doesnt have money for college then they will have to get a scholor ship but if this happens then how will they get to college. So then when they ge older they wont get a decient job so then that will be heretitary.
No Money, no food. No food, starvation. Starvation, no focus. No focus, low grades.
how can poverty affect education