Low Income Family: Post-Secondary Education

Imagine a private or a public high school in a rich or middle class area: the halls are crowded with students rushing to get to class. You hear the banging of their lockers being closed and people rushing to get to class. The bell rings to get to first period in the morning. Fred a high school senior is rushing to get to his Advance Placement Biology class on time for a lab. When he walks in he sees the dissection plates, beakers, scalpels out ready for a frog dissection. Now imagine the same picture and setting except that the school is a high school in a low-income area. Picture Fred in the low-income high school walking into his science class and not having a book or resources he needs in order to properly learn the material and do

When living in these conditions it is important that you have your family support in order to continue your journey and enhance psychological ability to accomplish your goals. When it comes to balance work and school, there are several academic systems around the world that permit people that are not able to attend campus to obtain their degree via internet. In addition, financially the

Students from low-income and first generation backgrounds often struggle in different academic subjects. Subsequently, students have lower expectations for themselves when it comes to academic achievement. The majority of first generation students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Seeing that, families work countless hours in factories and other places where they are underpaid because of the lack of educational opportunity they experienced themselves. According to Blackwell and Pinder (2014) in the United States higher education is becoming the outlet to different avenues of opportunity whether it is through social mobility or economic progress. While screening out possible topics of interest for a research proposal, one of the challenges I encountered in my field experience was the lack of college access education and funding for the families in the urban high schools. The first generation student family typically is unaware of the college process because the student’s parents have not attended an institution of higher education. Therefore, the students cannot count on their knowledge of the process. Eventually, when students reach the financial aid process it becomes difficult because parents usually cannot afford full tuition expenses and at the same time do not understand the process. In these situations, schools with a college going culture can prepare staff to provide extra support to students by developing professional training in college access, mentorship

For low-income students and minorities, their upbringing and their current socioeconomic status can and will factor into their perseverance and motivation due to the structural barriers they possess. Students’ of low-income families often come from working class homes who help their child to understand what their unavailability to balance work and go to school might be. Often times for minority and low-income students’ they reach an age (often times being the age of 18) in which they have to decide which path they will decide to take, take on work and go to school often times to support the family, or work full-time with the possibility of “growing within their work” with the basic knowledge they acquire once they graduate high school (assuming they do). The Los Angeles Youth is subdivided between the rich and the

The research that will be conducted (,) will involve low income families containing adults from the ages of 18-45 that are raising children. First, it is necessary to consider what exactly is referred to as a low income family. The federal poverty line (FPL) is determined by using set income levels adjusted for inflation and family size; for example, the FPL in 2015 for a family of four with two children was $24,026 (U.S. Census Bureau 2015) (This source is not in your reference page). There is no time to survey those that live in each and every polluted area in the United States, so surveying 100 homes in the most polluted areas will be sufficient. This in particular research (This particular research) will take place by randomly selecting

The correlation between low-income families and education has been overlooked by many including political leaders. They often believe that with better education, comes the less likelihood of poverty. The problem is that some children are already a part of a low-income family and have to work through all the conditions that it comes with. It’s highly more visible living in New Mexico than in our higher income counter states. As an educator and someone who is friends with other educators, it’s a problem we see all too often. A friend of mine works at an elementary that is predominantly low income and is constantly plagued with the difficulty it brings. Both behavioral issues and lower testing scores are apparent in

Junior-Working but unstable due to the business market, ambition to go to college but the need of money to support the family prevent him from pursuing this in a timely

1. In my understanding, education is the greatest challenge in Mexico; improving the overall health of its education scheme and getting rid of a highly politicized panorama should be primary goals to set on the national agenda. It is well known that education sets the foundation for a flourishing society, hence the importance of educational quality in promoting economic growth.

Social welfare problem is an inevitable issue that continues to exist in society and are getting more complex and difficult for people to prosper, accomplish and reach their potential. Poverty in low income working families intrigued my interest. Low income working families in the United States are earning less, below poverty line and are struggling to pay for necessity like food, rent, child care, medical bills and costs of transportation to work. Low wages workers are in jobs that have no security or benefits making it inevitable for them to invest in their children’s education, buying a car or getting a better job. Children are being malnourished because of their parents low income to buy healthy or sufficient food. Based on research, Single parents are mostly affected with lower income conflict vs nuclear family. Child care is demolishing 30% of workers income. Low wages are making workers unhealthy. Reports from J. Paul Leigh, University of California Davis, epidemiologists, “relationship between low wages

During my freshmen at College of Saint Rose, I think that my classes are challenging for me and I felt safe and enjoy in their community. Since I attended in College of Saint Rose I have difficulty times in financial situation but I believed that if my work harder in my studies and having a job will help me to get thing better. However, from my family support I finished my freshmen and I think that working a full time job in summer time will help to pay my tuition for sophomore years. My imaginary is so different from the reality after freshmen I tuition are rising incredibly rising and I have difficult time to pay my bills. I understand that no

I decided to attend the University but first I needed a job to do so. At the time, I was still living at home and dependent on my parents. I knew they would not be able to support me for long so I had to get a job. I sent out many resumes but didn't get called back. I was becoming impatient and annoyed at the whole situation of not getting a job.”

The fact that neither of my parent have attended college makes it harder for me to know what the financial situation would look like. As the first person in my family to attend college, I never knew that money can become one of the biggest obstacles that can affect my chances of reaching an education. Everyday I am faced with thoughts on whether or not I would have enough money to finish and receive my undergraduate degree. Renting a house with four other students, paying the monthly bills, and buying daily needs (foods, hygiene, etc) can be frustrating when money is so tight for me to pay all on my own. I am currently a student employee at the university, but the amount that I earned each month only covers the rent and the monthly spendings

How does poverty relate to education? The people with a lower educational level have a higher chance of becoming impecunious than those who have high academic achievements.  High school dropouts and high school graduates are more likely of being below the poverty line than college graduates.

One financial adversity that my family has faced recently is the household income has drastically decreased because my father has left the house. Due to this current situation it has become even more difficult for my family to be able to assist me with paying for college because we only have my mom’s income now.

I totally agree with what you said about low income family facing poor nutrition and health care challenges. Low income people do not earn that much money to buy good meal for their child. Most of the time they have to skip at least one meal from the day which end up them getting sick "as a result, they may suffer from malnutrition and other chronic health problems."( McDEVITT 108) Clearly, most of the time low income faces depression. Whole day they only think about how they will survive the next day. They always think how they are going to manage all the living expenses. With the teaching strategies, a child from low income family definitely needs a mentor to guide them in the right path. The child might not have any idea