Learning And Transformation Of Learners

‘Poverty is on the agenda of the Every Child Matters framework, with one of the five outcomes stating that every child should ‘achieve wealth and economic well being.’ This means is it is important that children experiencing poverty have the same opportunities as their peers.’(CYPW, pg 186/187)

The impact of poverty on families can affect a child's growth and development. “Poverty and the Effects on parents and Children,” Nagel states, “Families in poverty, when parents are working, are influenced by the kind of occupations in which the parents work. Kohn has found that lower-class parents look at their children's behavior with a focus on its immediate consequences and its external characteristics, whereas middle-class parents explore their children's motives and the attitudes expressed by their behavior.” Growing up with negative and disciplinary parents, it can impact a child's moral and emotional growth through life. Children grow up by the examples and actions of their progenitor, and if they have meager parents then they may grow up to be just like them. “Another study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education found that for every year a child spends in poverty, there is the chance that the child will fall behind grade level by age 18.” Pupils that live in poverty that don't get

Maternal mortality, prostitution, and economic empowerment become global struggles due to lack of education and financial ability of both the country itself and individuals living in these countries. Families are following a pattern by neglecting to dedicate time, attention, and money to their children’s education. These people are living in the moment and do not

Poverty is a cruel and a harsh reality for young kids and adults that want to continue their education. It becomes a struggle to provide books and materials to schools when the place they might live is not economical stable. In an article by Amy Schulte she states, “In the U.S., 30 million children are growing up in poverty” that’s horrid to believe but unfortunately what this comes to understanding is that those children will have little to no education. She goes on to say, “How can we ensure the success of our own students,”, and that lingers in my mind without providing the essentials for an education how can we ensue

To begin, quality education has been identified as one of the primary gateways out of poverty. In the United States 42% of children born into poverty stay there for their whole lives (Reich). This contradicts the American ideal that no matter where you start, you have the opportunity to be successful. 25.4% of people with less than a high school degree were poor in 2011 while only 5.1% of individuals with college diplomas were poor (Iceland, 43). A child’s

Children in poor countries do not attend school unless they are the sire of wealthy parents, thus sealing their fate as impoverished individuals. In many countries no child labor laws exist and therefore a child is seen as a productive worker. Often these children work as many hours as an adult. In all fairness the harshness of life in many countries dictates that having one’s children educated is a luxury they can not afford even if state funded schools exist. The family contribution theory extends even to the children.

Children in third world countries go to work because they are simply trying to satisfy their basic needs . These children live in profound poverty, entrenched in decades of neglect, civil war, or cultural habits. There is no substantive education to speak of provided for children in these parts of the world and if they had a choice between going to school or working; the odds are against the idea of going to school . Poverty like slavery is a diseased whose cycle and chain must be broken through a struggle and education. It's not only the child who needs to be educated but the parents must be also educated on providing their children an alternative live style. They must be enlightened to the fact they have been working since they were eight or nine years old and they have nothing to show for it. This is not what human progress ought to be, humans should strive to provide their children a better life then they had.

To begin with, the poor education system is considered to be a major barrier to economic development. Despite the massive advance in education methods and ways of teaching around the globe, education systems in the sub-Saharan region suffer from various setbacks and failures which have negatively affected economic growth. One of the major issues in this area is the high rate of out-of-school children. Recent statistics published by UNESCO (2014) indicate that there are about 57 million children worldwide who are of school age but not attending school- in which sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than 50%; most of them are girls. The report also indicates that the number of youth who are not enrolled

Does one really know what it is like to live in poverty, to worry how to put a hot meal on the table, and to pay what seems to be a thousand bills flying through the mailbox? According to the American Psychological Association (2016), in the United States of America more than 16,000,000 children live in poverty. Today the news reports a plethora of poverty due to the lack of jobs. Because of the lack of jobs, unemployment rates have soared in past years with fifteen percent of the nation’s population living in poverty (Farrigan, 2014). Job scarcity is a root cause of poverty in lower-income and poor families. Families all over the country struggle to make ends meet, and the one’s who suffer the most are the children. Children

Imagine a boy that has been teased mercilessly by his peers throughout his schooling because of his clothes and his free and reduced lunch status. He is constantly under pressure from peers to have the newest and niftiest gadgets; nevertheless, his mother cannot afford to provide food and permanent housing, much less, these extra luxuries. Therefore, he has to comprise with what his mother can afford. She tries to provide for her children and wants to offer them the world. Nonetheless, due to her economic situation, she cannot provide her for children adequately; they are forced to ask for aid from the government, close family, and friends. This situation brings light to the turmoil that socioeconomics brings upon children and that they need to endure to survive in this society. When it comes to socioeconomics, children are the utmost affected. Socioeconomics has long term effects, prevalently distresses children in school and in development. Through my friend’s experience that he has shared with me, it has allowed me to notice the harrowing effects that socioeconomics has on children.

Approximately 75 million children around the world have no opportunity to attend primary school. Of the 75 million, most of them are girls due to tradition or parents that hold them back from attending ("Main Navigation"). Other factors that affect children from going to school is because of conflicts and wars that result in schools to be destroyed and families to flee the country. Lack of education is a growing crisis due to many factors in developing countries but it has the power pull a country out of poverty and make them economically stable and attract other countries to trade, therefore it should be seen as a priority. Developed countries are involved to help countries increase their education because every child should have the

“Examine the characteristics and circumstances of children living in poverty, and assess the main responses of social policy towards improving their lives”

Did you know children raised in poverty are less likely to do well in school due to the fact that they often don’t have much support at home? In a study done by Ekman it say that for a child to grow up mentally stable they require four things: a reliable caregiver, stable environment, ten to twenty hours of interaction a week, and enrichment in complex activities. This is important because it affects the education of children. Today many kids refusal to do well in school has decreased due to living in poverty, not having a responsible parental influence, and how nature vs. nurture play a part in a child’s life.

However, they are individuals just like any other child and they should be given the same opportunities that all children have. Poverty is a huge problem in many areas of the world. MacQueen states “poverty puts children behind from birth, and keeps them behind for life (2003).” If a child is in a household with little money, they may lack “the stable home in a safe neighbourhood, adequate nutrition, and the kind of involved parenting” that would be influential on the correct and desired development of the young child (MacQueen, 2003).

Since 2000, the number of out-of-school children has dropped by nearly 50% . This progress has been very little for children living in conflict. The proportion of out-of-school children living in conflict-affected countries has been increasing. Despite this progress towards universal primary education, far too many children – 58 million – remain out of school globally, and millions are not learning.