Living Under Poverty : A Better State Of Children

Who are America’s poor children? How many children in America are poor? What are some of the hardships that face poor children in America? These are only a few questions that we can ask ourselves when considering children who live in poverty in America. Children face monumental hardships in our country because of poverty or the condition of not possessing the means to afford basic human needs. The economic crisis that we find ourselves in today threatens to cause a dramatic increase in the number of America’s poor children; however poverty in America has long been a crisis that has faced the children of our nation. This essay will investigate the previous asked questions and research

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.

Grace Abbott once said, “Child labor and poverty are inevitably bound together and if you continue to use the labor of children as the treatment for the social disease of poverty, you will have both poverty and child labor to the end of time.” Child poverty is one of the biggest issues facing Canadian children today. Child poverty can significantly shorten a child’s life. One of the major reasons child poverty in Canada is so high is because of low wages. These children have a disadvantage to all the other children in Canada. There is major inequality among these children. There are many problems that come out of child poverty and effect the children directly. This paper will talk about the four major effects of child poverty; health issues and nutrition, emotional and behavioural issues, education, and their home environment. (Introduction: dimensions of children’s inequality, 2003).

In the United States of America more than sixteen million children live in poverty. In the news today we notice many examples of poverty due to the lack of jobs. Job scarcity is a root cause for lower-income families. Poverty has a substantial effect on children: physically, mentally, and educationally.

Most people from other countries think about the States as being the land of the “American Dream”. Despite being home of the “American dream”, poverty has become one of Americas most major leading problems. Poverty affects multiple groups of people throughout the United States. Child poverty specifically has grown vastly and has fostered major issues such as educational issues, behavioral problems, and generational poverty. Through the pursuit of knowledge, developing critical thinking skills among youth, creating a relatable educational experience for student, and giving students the tools to brake generational disparities, childhood poverty can be reduced.

The issue of children living in poverty is not simply an “American problem”, rather it is of international importance, specifically related to how poverty affects a child’s brain development and quality of life. This paper will state its claim by providing data about worldwide poverty rates for children, provide and interpret data proving the relationship between poverty and brain development, and conclude with a story of a real family experiencing the effects of poverty as a result of war.

In the United States, a child needs there education and they’re required to go to school by law. Getting a education for a girl in the middle east is very rare, it all depends on the family. BBC News published a article Muslim Women Struggle for an education, and they asked parents why they did not allow their girls to go to school and they said “because it’s wrong, it’s irreligious, it’s improper- they should stay at home to prepare for their real life, their married life”. The girls have no option and have to obey their parents. A lack of education means that these girls are not going to have the knowledge in order to read, write, and solve mathematic problems . Women in the Middle East are not considered equal with males because the society they live in doesn't accept the idea of them having equal opportunity as male

That’s 15.5 million impoverished kids in the U.S.” (Child poverty in the U.S., 2016).  The United states government spends a fraction of what other countries do on the national budget for kids. The only countries with worse child poverty rates than the U.S. are Greece, Mexico, Israel, and Turkey (2016).  Results include millions of children in poverty and unable to reach their full potential.  Poverty is in every country, every state, and in every city and the effects poverty has on our future generations is astounding.  Poverty is the state of being extremely poor and it has a devastating effect on students of any age and ethnicity, physically, socially, and mentally; poverty also sets students apart in opportunity, resources, and academic

The total rate of poverty in the United States of America in 2014, according the U.S. Census Bureau, was fourteen point eight percent or forty-six point seven million people. For the aforementioned report poverty was defined as being below the federal poverty line (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2015). The National Center for Children in Poverty, also using 2014 data, state that children under the age of eighteen represent twenty-three percent of the population while comprising thirty-two percent of individuals in poverty. Furthermore, the same report put the population of children under three years of age at eleven million (Jiang, Ekano,& Skinner, 2016). This number, and the implications that surround it, are mind boggling. Children born into low-income families face more challenges throughout their lives than children that are born into families with higher incomes. These challenges typically lead to poorer outcomes thoughtout the life span. The challenges, as well as the poor outcomes they wrought, are particularly evident in education.

In conclusion, child poverty is a universal dilemma that can range from minor poverty to extreme levels that threaten the lives of billions of children worldwide. There are possible actions that can be taken by governments to alleviate the harsh condition these children live in and possibly even show the ever growing problem of child poverty all together. Due to these large differences in upbringings, lower/working-class children have countless setbacks that prevent them from developing at the same pace as their upper/middle-class counterparts that are able to develop to full capacity with the aid of programs and schools that aware for a child to expand their social skills with not only other children, but their parents as well. Developing

According to an online source, data taken in 2015 showed that 47% of the people living in extreme poverty are 18 years old or younger. (UNICEF.org) Children living in poverty are exposed to tough living conditions and have rough lives. They aren't able to meet their basic requirements for having a healthy life.

Children born in poverty grow with many restrictions and obstacles; limits are set when it comes to education and many other needs. Kids born privileged will be able to attend a good schooling system and most likely be on the road to a successful future. This problem has been issued but so far there has been little success of repair.

“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.”- Nelson Mandela. The percentage of people attending school is a lot higher than some countries. Some countries are have below 20% of their children going to school. Every country has different laws with education and different customs with it. U.S.A and Pakistan two countries and two different yet similar educations.

This paper is presented with the empirical investigation of the inequality of education opportunities, that are limitless, effected by economic injustice throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The inequality of opportunities, plays a significant role in the lack of educational achievements in the Middle East and MENA countries. Gender equality, poverty, and community can be significant reason on why younger adults are not given the opportunity for higher education or education overall. Economic injustice in education, are due to the fact that many citizens can 't afford to attend high school or college. Due to this, it has resulted in a high percentage of illiteracy in the Middle East and the majority of MENA countries. Gender equality, one of the biggest vital role that plays in the cause of economic injustice in education system in the Middle East. Women are not expected to go to school or make it to a higher level of education, but instead they are expected to stay home and tend to their families. In the Middle East, religious prejudices often prevent girls from attending school as well. Economic injustice in education is flourishing because child labor to prop up household incomes when times are tough, due to the lack of developed insurance or saving systems in these countries. Access to educate has evolved dramatically over the decades , and there has been a number of encouraging trends in girls '

Throughout the broad and varying research on global education in the Middle East, it is apparent that these two variables have a very important relationship that impacts many lives. Education plays a huge role in the dynamics of every country and has the ability to increase diverse perspectives and critical thinking skills, allowing societies to progress in many aspects. Analyzing and critiquing a broad array of scholarly articles has provided a solid foundation to help formulate a personal perspective on this matter and contemplate possible solutions for addressing this global phenomenon. The analysis of the articles helped expose the deep rooted importance that privilege and marginalization hold on the development of an individual’s ability to generate a perspective on global education.