Education : Poverty And The Structural Causes Of Education

Poverty is a multifaceted issue, it is dependent on many factors and the ‘one size fits all’ approach does not work. Out of all the possible explanations as to why people are still living in poverty in the U.S., the structural view of poverty covers the most bases. The structural view of poverty explains that poverty can only ‘be understood and explained only with reference to political and economic characteristics of the society’ (Kerbo, p.266). With this in mind, this theory considers the position of the poor in the occupational structure. Since the poor have jobs that require low skill, which means anyone can learn how to do them, there is much more competition for such jobs. Those with jobs that require greater skills, such as doctors,

Poverty is everywhere in this world especially in education. Poverty in education could come from the location of the school, the child’s home life, how the students feel about school and in many other ways. Poverty comes in all shapes and forms, “An appalling number of American Children live in poverty. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, 14.7 million, or nearly 20 percent of children under age 18, live below the poverty line” (When Poverty…). The kids/students bring those debilitating effect with them to school every day.

A Framework for Understanding Poverty is a book, written by Ruby K. Payne for the purpose of helping educators impact their students in poverty through opportunities. This book examines experiences from all economic classes in order to evaluate the differences in education among each class. Payne talks about the different types of poverty and the resources needed to be a stable and educated person. Poverty is “the extent to which an individual does without resources”.

A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne builds a model for combating poverty by tackling it at the earliest level of perpetuation-in schools. Schools, Payne advocates, should be the first line of defense against encroaching poverty and also the most effective weapon to beat it back. Unlike most economic tools, schools should be fine-tuned and deployed according to strict frameworks. Payne identifies two types of poverty and list eight resources which makes one a candidate. The thrust is thus primarily on how to deal with poverty in schools and how to equip the students with tools and education

There are many people throughout the world that are born into different socio-economic status. In the United States there are 3 typical socio-economic statuses, upper class, middle class, and working class. The majority of people are born into the working class and try to make their way up. The main way people believe to go up a class in America is through education, but how does socio-economic class play a role in the amount of education one will receive in their future?

Since President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “war on poverty” in 1964, poverty rates in the United States have still been staggering. The effects of poverty on society have been particularly debilitating, contributing to high rates of unemployment, crime, and even uneducated children. This link between poverty and education is pressing, as education is growing in importance as a determinant of one’s success. What are the factors that create the correlation between poverty and education, and what are some practical approaches to solving this issue?

Sometimes poverty is unavoidable. Many people are actually born in it. Poverty is described at length in the text Kaffir Boy by the author Mark Mathabane, a South African man. Mathabane claims that education can help you move up and out of poverty.

One can begin to examine the correlation between education and poverty by first looking at the different educational opportunities that are available to those who come from wealth. For instance, those with additional funds are able to engage in educational prospects that are not available to low-income people. From access to tutors, to enrollment in private schools, it is clear that people with money are able to further their education with much ease, especially when contrasted against the bleak outlooks for low-income people.

Commentary (2010) Poverty Education: This article emphasizes on the fact that there is a lack of concern on the world’s most pressing problem. According to the author neoliberal policies may exacerbate poverty and inequalities. (commentary, 2008) in other word because of the neoliberal aspect of education and poverty, it says it reflects the prevalence of poverty in our society and the existing economic system. The author reveals some informational sources that would be useful if further action were taken.

People think poverty is not happening in their neighborhoods, or these programs are a waste of time and money because they only affect a few people. Well that is not true “14.5 million (19.7 percent) children under the age of 18 are in poverty. (11 Facts About Education and Poverty in America)” That is almost a quarter of Americas children. These food programs are necessary, the education programs are needed. America needs to break the poverty cycle, and give the next generation a better opportunity to have a better life. “In our local tristate two of the three states are on the top ten list of states with the most food insecurity’s Kentucky 17.6 % and Ohio 16.1 %. (11 Facts about Education and Poverty in America)”. All schools in America

The question “Why is there so much poverty in the United States?” has such a broad spectrum of issues. There is no simple cure or single cause of poverty. According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, “the 2011 Poverty Guidelines are $10,890 for a single member household and $22,350 for a family of four” (par 13). In addition, “families’ incomes that fall below the threshold given, means that every individual in the household are considered to be in poverty” (par 13). Poverty is too complex an issue to be the result of just one problem, but we can narrow down the subject, to show the effects of how the lack of education can diminish our countries resources and how that has a ripple effect on future

A major factor determining whether someone will end up living in poverty, education or skill level can make or break an income. Education plays a vital role in acquiring jobs, learning new skills, and bringing home necessities and comforts of life; also include overpopulation, and high stands or living. As it states in our reading, “most poor people in our nation---about two-thirds of them---are white, but blacks are about two and a half times more likely to be poor. Whereas one out of every ten white Americans is poor, one of every four African Americans and one out of every five Hispanics live below the poverty line” (Shaw, pg.133). As we can see with these statistics, race plays a major role in poverty. I think the causes of poverty fall both into structural and individual. Poverty is structural because its deprivation that is reinforced by economic and social barriers preventing access to skills, employment opportunities as well as better housing. Without economy today, a lot of people are living in poverty and unless our economy changes, I think the poor don’t have a choice but to live in poverty. On the other hand, it can also be individual as well because if you’re not willing to fight and try for your own well-being, then it’s not the economies fault you’re living in poverty. Even though this economy isn’t helping, that should be enough motivation for anyone to try anything possible to live a healthy poverty free life.

Education plays a big role for those that go into the poverty scale or not. When ignoring poverty, you also end up forgetting one of the main cause that leads to it. When a teen gets educated and attends school regularly, they have more of a chance to find a job and earn more than their counterparts who may drop out or don’t regularly. Many people do not realize poverty can cause and be caused by Education. As these two play apart, society has slowly backed away on helping those in school. Many programs have been made like LOOP, a program to help tutor young ones but is also beneficial to a parent who works late and needs someone to watch over their Children (GRPS). Though this program may have started out as a way to help kids to have an easier time in school, this became beneficial in becoming less into the poverty level. Parent become able to work more hours and still be on time to pick up their children safely. Many of this programs don’t get recognition in the benefits that are given to the student and those that are close to the line. As discussed before, if one relates to another, creating a system to flourish one will help the

Poverty affects education because kids and adults sometimes have to forfeit their education to be able to find jobs to help with supporting their families. Without the proper education people can’t find suitable employment above minimum wage and settle for low paying jobs.

This paper will discuss poverty, the different types of poverty and their definitions and who is affected by each type of poverty. It will look at the some of the major reasons why poverty exists and what causes poverty, like such things as inequality, stratification and international debt. Some of the impacts of poverty will also be analyzed from a national and global perspective; things like education, literacy rate, and crime. This paper will demonstrate that poverty affects almost everyone in some form or another and exists because those with power and wealth want and need poverty to exist to force a dependence on the wealthy. A few of the main