Payne states that impoverished students face inequality at school, insinuating that the school should be responsible for helping to provide for these students so that they can have a better education. Gorski sees that responsibility lies most likely with us, who can aid teachers in offering a hand, as they are underpaid and are not able to do much on their own. The two authors have clashing ideas as to why students are in poverty: Payne believes that the impoverished students are lazy and have their own set of
Why should we care about child poverty in the UK? | [Type the document subtitle] | March 2013 | English Level 2 Assessment 2: Writing for Meaning Skills Access to Midwifery Peter Finch-Sieg The Distance Learning Centre English Level 2 Assessment 2: Writing for Meaning Skills Access to Midwifery Peter Finch-Sieg The Distance Learning Centre TAQ’s (Criteria 1.1; 1.2; 3.1) 1. Poverty is when an individual/ family are lacking in resources. There is relative and absolute poverty. Generally it’s a deficiency in day to day capital and material necessities that enable people to live to a general standard in a village, town, region or country.
Another explanation of poverty is the poverty cycle. The poverty cycle means that poverty is passed on through generations. In the poverty cycle, children who are born into poverty have a deprived childhood - they experience material and cultural deprivation, and as a result of this they are less likely to do well at school, gain qualifications and stay in education beyond the minimum school leaving age. This means that their future opportunities are limited because their lack of qualifications means that the jobs available to them are mostly unskilled and low-paid. Consequently, they are likely to live in poverty as adults.
Using material from item A and elsewhere assess the view that social class differences in educational achievement are the result of school processes such as labelling. Some sociologists would explain the social class differences in educational achievement as being caused by internal factors. These are factors within schools and the education system that could cause these differences. One internal factor is labelling. To label someone is to attach a meaning or definition to them.
Howard (2001) noted that young people from poorer homes have lower intakes of energy, vitamins, and minerals. Poor nutrition will affect health, children’s energy levels will be low, resulting in poor concentration in class, they will also have a weaker immune system meaning more days off of school. Wilkinson (1996) ‘the lower the social class, the higher the rate of hyperactivity, anxiety, and conduct disorders’ which obviously have a negative impact on education. There is also the
Poverty in America Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Poverty 4 Literature Review 6 Race, Class, Gender and Poverty 6 Causes of Poverty 9 Blaming Poor for Poverty 11 Overcoming poverty in the United States 12 Conclusion 13 References 14 Abstract The contemporary society has not existed without social problems whose impact has had far-reaching consequences. There are myriad social problems that the society has conventionally faced many of which fall in a continuum in a cause-effect mechanism. Poverty is a serious problem that the society has to contend with. It has formed the subject of social work discourse and a theme in sociological inquiry.
Explain the importance & impact of poverty on outcome and life chances for children and young people: • Low income: this can mean that children may not have the same advantages as their wealthier peers. • Poor housing: this could lead to ill health due to unacceptable standards within the home. • Ill health: not having access to the correct food and warm clothing could affect health. • Low academic achievement: this could come due to the lack of importance on education. • Low self-esteem: children could have low self-esteem due to the factors mentioned above.
------------------------------------------------- Engelsk - Essay: Poverty in America Being working poor means that you live for a low income. Poverty is one of the worst that can happen to a human. You can be poor alone, but you can also have it from the family. Poverty to me is when a person has no home, and when a person has no food or water. When they sit on the street and ticking for money to get some food.
Poverty has been associated, for example, with poor health, low levels of education or skills, an inability or an unwillingness to work. Whatever definition one uses, authorities commonly assume that the effects of poverty are harmful to both individuals and society. Some poor Americans do experience significant hardships including temporary food shortages or inadequate housing. Poverty among blacks and Hispanics is
According to the article “The condition of poverty, however, may be the most important of all student differences in relation to high achievement.” (Burney 2008) It also states that the length of time the family has been living in poverty and the level of poverty they lived in, influences achievement preparation and performance in children under the age of five. (Burney 2008) Poverty affects all aspects of a child’s education and development. Students that attend schools in low income neighborhoods have “limited access to programs outside of school that provide lessons and enrichment opportunities that add to student competence in a learning environment, confidence in ability to learn new things, social interaction skills, and background information that may transfer to an academic setting.” (Burney 2008) Schools with higher levels of low income student population are less likely to offer the curricula and placement courses that are viewed as “needed” for success in higher education. “They also are less likely to have experienced and qualified teachers.” (Burney