Poverty In Poverty

Post the economic crisis in America and the recession during the years of 2008 and 2009, the country saw a great increase in poverty and worsening of living conditions of Americans. Currently, almost 50 million of fellow Americans are living in extremely bad conditions under the poverty line which means earning less than $11490 for a single person or $23550 for a family of four people. That’s about 1 in every 6 people in this country are living under poverty. A person living in this country on minimum wage which is $7.25 an hour also cannot pull himself out of poverty even after working 40 hours a week.

America’s school system and student population remains segregated, by race and class. The inequalities that exist in schools today result from more than just poorly managed schools; they reflect the racial and socioeconomic inequities of society as a whole. Most of the problems of schools boil down to either racism in and outside the school or financial disparity between wealthy and poor school districts. Because schools receive funding through local property taxes, low-income communities start at an economic disadvantage. Less funding means fewer resources, lower quality instruction and curricula, and little to no community involvement. Even when low-income schools manage to find adequate funding, the money doesn’t solve all the school’s

The state of California currently has a consistent population growth, where birth rates are 49% of the population, immigration 51% and older Californians are about 20% of the total population. Since California borders the country of Mexico, the number of young hispanics in California is steadily increasing. The population is mostly young and effects the state in California in its work force and education. The large Hispanic community faces trouble as many do not have the qualifications for high paying jobs, and there is a low amount of low skilled jobs available in the state in fact, “ Californians of modest or low incomes are challenged by the high cost of housing, inadequate heath care for the one-fifth of Californians who are uninsured, and the increasing costs of public high education opportunities”. The state of education faces a problem with the high number of hispanics and other minorities in California because, “one-forth of the Children in Californians public school are considered “English Learners”, with some large school districts serving as many as 80 language groups”. Since the great recession in 2008 it has become difficult for people to be able to own a house, this has placed a huge effect on minorities such as hispanics. School quality

“The school districts with the highest minority enrollments receive an average of $877 less per student than school districts with the lowest number of minorities enrolled.” In turn, these children are able to go further with more resources readily available to them. However, children in less affluent school districts face serious educational shortcomings due to little investment in the beggared communities surrounding the school. It is more accurate to say that America has two systems of public education. The first system, based principally, but not entirely in the suburbs of America and in wealthier urban districts, is in many respects mediocre, specifically in comparison to international peers in advanced industrial nations. However, the second system, based principally in poorer urban and rural areas, is an absolute failure; in which an exceeding number of students dropout well before high school graduation. An astounding number of students receive high school diplomas that do not certify academic confidence in basic subjects. An outstanding number of students are unprepared for the world of employment. An incredible number of students are unprepared to matriculate to institutions of higher education or advanced training.

Homelessness is an epidemic problem that faces many American’s and families across the United States, especially in Detroit. You may see homeless people sleeping in the underpasses of freeways or walking and sitting on street corners or holding up a sign asking for some support for their next meal. We all have seen homeless individuals and thought it was not our problem for their circumstances or maybe had a belief he/she was lying about their situation. Many of us make a choice to give money or buy food, but there are others who make a choice to ignore or overlook the homeless population. Society has placed a stigma and label the homeless population labeling them destitute by choice, but for many homelessness has become a way of life.

Poverty. The word has a different meaning and effect on people from all different cultures and economic backgrounds. Society ignores it. It seems to be a dirty word that no one wants to speak aloud much less think about. The large amount of people who fit under this unfortunate category do not wish for others to know that they are in this certain economic status. It is easy for the idea of being poor or a part of the working class to create a shameful and embarrassing self image, because of people’s actions and the trending material items that cloud primary judgement. As a child, I did not have the best clothes or toys. My family was made up of a single mother who was required to take care of two children. The author of Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor, Bell Hooks, provides you with an idea of her background in a earlier stage of her life. Her and I both came from a household where using something without permission was considered wasteful and wanting material items seen in stores were out of the question. My childhood, as I continued growing up, was still very enjoyable in every aspect. Wearing brand named clothes was never a focus for me and this did not influence how I felt about myself. My mother was hardworking and and provided me with the essentials. Although hooks’ overall message that people in a state of poverty feel negatively towards themselves is valid, she fails to present the full story that the poor

Poverty affects a broad diversity of people from different ages, cultures or diversities. While the overall poverty rate in the US in 2009 was 14.3%, it seemed to be higher among female-headed households (29.9%), African Americans (25.8%), Hispanics (25.3%), children (20.7%) and those living in central cities (18.7%), (Komro, 2011). Living in poverty poses a great risk already, but also living in an area of concentrated poverty makes it difficult to grow and thrive. Typically, schools with great proportions of low-income families have low education achievements. With that factor alone comes great risk for oppression and other risk factors. With the given circumstances, children are at risk of poverty into their adulthood. High

Throughout the article, Majority of U.S. Public School Students are in Poverty, written by Lyndsey Layton, describes the gruesome realization of how poverty is expanding throughout the United States and is affecting more and more of its students. Despite having overcome the second most devastating economic crash in United States history, there are still families in the U.S. who suffer from poverty, and their children must face the repercussions throughout their education. This statistic has slowly been rising throughout the past 50 years, and we now find the number of students who live within poverty becoming the majority. “51 percent of students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in the 2012-2013 school year were eligible for the federal program that provides free and reduced-price lunches” (Layton, 2015, p. 1). A new

Children living in poverty suffer significantly in education. Having a negative education has long lasting impact on a kid’s life. A poor education affects many other areas in a child’s life. Schools in underfunded communities are under resourced which creates a struggle to meet the learning needs of the children’s full potential. A study showed that in 2008 the dropout rate of students living in low income families was four and a half times greater than the rate of dropouts from higher income families. This limited education makes it much more onerous for poverty-stricken children to elevate themselves out of poverty especially when a large quantity of them are dropping out.

Overall, coming from a family in poverty has a huge effect on a student’s ability to succeed in the classroom, but it doesn’t have to be that way. As a future educator, I can use what I have learned to benefit my students in the future. It is essential that I allow all of my students an equal opportunity to learn and grow in my classroom regardless of socioeconomic status. I can use this information to accommodate my students and help close the educational gap between social classes. All students deserve an equal education, regardless of who they are or where they came

San Antonio Independent School District, also known as SAISD, contains two of the poorest zip codes in the county of Bexar. 78207 is known to be one of the economically disadvantaged zip codes within the district, with the second highest poverty rate in the state. Individuals and families who live in low-income communities are often subject to poverty and its negative effects. As poverty plays a major role in a community, the economic status of a neighborhood can determine many aspects in regards to health, hunger, and developmental outcomes. Although these are a few aspects of poverty, there is yet another effect which in my opinion is

Poverty for centuries has been a very severe issue that has troubled many nations while impeding economic developments and progress. Poverty stricken countries are majorly concentrated in the continents of Africa and Asia. Continents like the Americas and Europe have globally been recognized as been wealthier yet still many parts of these ostensible countries face massive cases of poverty. Most at times, countries with high populations owing to high birth rates face the most cases of poverty. The definition of poverty can be boundless in the sense that poverty entails so many subsections as it sometimes gets complicated to group everything under one umbrella. Society tends to focus more on the tangible aspects of poverty because many people associate poverty with lacking money and it makes sense because poverty in terms of lacking money is a major problem affecting almost every country in the world. Even though it is debatable that poverty can be physical, intellectual, spiritual and even emotional, it is best to talk about the lack of money and economic developments in this essay. With reference to the oxford English Dictionary, poverty is state of being extremely poor and the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount. Reflecting on this definition given, I deduced that malnutrition and hunger can define poverty. In the light of this, I think poverty is lacking a comfortable place of shelter, being ill and not having access to a better

Throughout America, students wake up, go to school, and learn. However, not all experiences are the same. Some students are enrolled in charter schools, others in private schools, and the majority in public school systems. The public school systems, being the majority, are home to a wide variety of students, with a vast array of backgrounds. The public schools in urban areas with a poor population are no exception to this. Their students’ lives at home have seen many hardships, and when they go to school their issues at home do not simply disappear. These issues hinder learning in the classroom, making it very difficult for these students to learn, as shown in the cartoon.The cartoon demonstrates how issues of poverty outside of school really impact how students learn in the classroom. The evidence of the lack of learning

Poverty is very widespread and touches the lives of millions of Americans. Through the speeches of Russell Conwell (Acres of Diamonds 1915) and Samuel Gompers (What does the working man want? 1890) we see through their eyes how each man feels about this topic. Being in poverty is something that none of us want for ourselves. Even though we try our best sometimes it is something that is out of our hands and something we can’t avoid.

The relationship between social exclusion and poverty is not totally separable but it is important to state in plain terms that social exclusion has not replaced poverty as a concept. It rather includes poverty as part of a wider conception of the process and not a ‘new form of poverty'. Social exclusion has been known to be very complex, often it is pinpoint as an effect of poverty, and at other times as a cause. (Howarth and kenway 1998) .Individuals that are socially excluded are mostly usually poor, especially as poverty is defined in a multidimensional way. There are, however, several key differences between the concepts of poverty and social exclusion. These includes