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Poverty is a cycle that never ceases under the impressions of a bettering society. As Commented [gh1]: Maybe change this first sentence to
something that is more attention grabbing.
everyday people, we act under the influences of what we think makes us a good person. Many
people that are affected by poverty, or born into poverty, endure this cycle of never-ending
disappointment. The reason for disappointment is that poverty is becoming normal:, it’s not just
a loose term to describe Tthird-Wworld countries anymore. We need to find a long-lasting Commented [gh2]: I get a little confused when you say
reason for disappointment
solution to the effects of poverty without trivializing its actual impacts it has on our
communities. According to Slade, poverty is affecting many aspects of life including education, Commented [gh3]: More background information on
Slade?
the economy, and the future. “Poverty is one of the many things that can affect the way students
learn and play a part in determining their success in learning environments. There are many
factors on how poverty influences education. These effects can start at a very early stage in their
life and can get worse if nothing is being implemented in stopping the process. Kids that live in
Poverty has been a pressing issue in the US for a long time. According to the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evolution (ASPE) “, poverty thresholds were originally developed in
statistician that was part of the Social Security Administration when she developed the
thresholds. These thresholds determine the minimum level of income deemed adequate by the
government. When it comes to poverty people in middle or upper doclasses do not really
understand the effects it can have on people in the cycle. People only see poverty in a statistical
Commented [gh4]: Could you combine this together into
way. They just focus on the numbers and data that come with poverty. What people do not know one sentence? Maybe talk more into detail on why it is
statistics. What are the statistics?
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is that poverty is a never-ending cycle that will not change if nothing is done to fix it. One of the
biggest things that we can do to change the cycle is to focus on the education system in
communities that have a high rate of poverty. According to the US Census Bureau, the poverty
rate in 2017 was 12.7 %. There were 39.7 million people that lived in poverty around the US.
Most of these people will not be able to get out of the cycle because they lack the education
Poverty has a noticeable impact on education. Many people say that education might be a
“cure” for poverty and I agree. Growing up, I lived in a neighborhood that had high rates of
poverty and I attended the schools that I was zoned to base on my residence. I attended school
every day like any child would and learned new things. I went through elementary and middle
school under the impression that I was getting the same education as everyone else was. This Commented [gh5]: Is this your story you are going to
refer to later in the paper?
was not true. When I started high school, I realized that everyone received a different education Commented [gh6]: I like how it breaks it clearly pushes
your argument. Although it does feel a little award when
reading it outloud
based on the schools that they previously went to. I realized this because I went to a high school
that was more advanced and opportunistic than my zoned high school that I would’ve attended. I
noticed the difference because I would talk to my friends that went to that high school about all
the things that my school had and the things that we were learning at the time. They were all
surprised because it was so different compared to their high school. At my high school, people
came from middle schools positioned all over the county that prepared them for high school
differently. Throughout the first few weeks of high school, I noticed that some kids were better
prepared than others. When I started to talk to the other kids they would tell me about the middle
school that they came from. They would talk about all the projects that they worked on and the
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methods the teachers would teach them the material. I was caught by surprise because I did not
There are many factors on how poverty influences education. Primarily being that people Commented [gh7]: I feel as though maybe some of your
topic sentences may be to simple. Although if that is the
style you were going for
living poverty do not get the same level of education as people with better financial
circumstances receive. Another factor is that children in poverty “typically have a smaller
vocabulary than middle-class children do, which raises the risk for academic failure.” (Walker,
Greenwood, Hart, & Carta) According to Hart Children from “low-income families hear, on
average, 13 million words by age 4. In middle-class families, children hear about 26 million
words during that same time period. In upper-income families, they hear a staggering 46 million Commented [gh8]: I would go into more depth into the
difference in lives of the chain of poverty-middle class- and
upper class.
words by age 4—three times as many as their lower-income counterparts”. With this being said, There are even subdivisions of poverty classes I believe
children in poverty have a narrower vocabulary range than their counterparts. Based on the
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, a child's vocabulary is part of the
brain's tool kit for learning, memory, and cognition.” Having less vocabulary puts these children
at a disadvantage because they are not as prepared. Having started at a disadvantage, they will
have a hard time learning and being caught up with the lesson. Another factor is that children in
poverty commonly have cognitive problems. For example, short attention spans, and problem
solving.
Talk about the point before based on researchers Commented [gh9]: Is this finished?
If you are going to put topic headers make sure to bold
them
According to the American Psychological Association “poverty and dropouts are
inextricably connected in the three primary settings affecting healthy child and adolescent
development: families, schools and communities.” Students drop out because of the toxic
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stressors that are associated with poverty. For example, homelessness, domestic abuse and absent
parents. Students aren’t finishing high school, not because they want to but because they have Commented [gh10]: Including more detail of the life long
effects can also push your argument. A counter argument
could be the people who did succeed afterwords
to, based on their economic standing.
We as a nation, really have not done many things to reverse poverty. It has been 51 years
since the nation declared poverty unacceptable. The last time the nation declared poverty
unacceptable was when Lyndon B. Johnson was in office and he launched the War on Poverty in
1964. We need to start focusing more on poverty and trying to improve it. Poverty does not just
affect the people experiencing it, poverty affects everyone in the US. It affects everyone Poverty
affects our economy and our future. It takes more than one person to fix the problem. Based on
children internationally, “the government spends just 10% of the national budget on children —
a fraction of what other developed countries spend.” The government needs to spend more Commented [gh11]: Go back and try to summarize this
and add to it so you do not need the quotations. Same as
the other ones you have in the paper
money on kids in poverty. These children are the future of the US and some of these children do
not have a choice. Some of these children are born into poverty Commented [gh12]: Is this a finished sentence? What
parts of the US or is it just everywhere no escaping it.
There are many things that we can do to fix this problem. Oneproblem, one being
providing more help to the students in neighborhoods with high rates of poverty. Another Commented [gh13]: What about these neighborhoods,
what kind of aid. How do we keep them from falling under
again
solution according to Sean Slade is “improve Access to Advanced Coursework.” By this he
means “students in poverty should receive just as much access to relevant and challenging
dual-enrollment programs) as their wealthier peers. Simply offering them the same number of
rigorous courses isn’t enough. They should also be provided with the academic supports they
need to thrive and succeed in those courses.” In other words students that live in poverty Commented [gh14]: Not a finished sentence?
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In conclusion, poverty has a huge impact on education. Poverty is something that needs
to be fixed. Like Slade said “poverty affects our education, our economy, and our future. It is
becoming the norm, and we appear reluctant to address it. We have the steps in place to change
it—and we’ve had these steps for over half a century.” Poverty affects everyone and not just the
ones in poverty. We already have steps in place to fix poverty, but we don’t implement them. We Commented [gh15]: Go back and revert backto your own
experience and how it could have affected your future
maybe?
as a nation need to start addressing this problem. The first step we need to do is fixing the
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Fontenot, Kayla, et al. “Library.” Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017, US Census
Hart, B., & Risley, T. R. (1995). Meaningful differences in the everyday experience of young
Slade, Sean. "Poverty Affects Education--And Our Systems Perpetuate It." The Huffington Post.
Walker, D., Greenwood, C., Hart, B., & Carta, J. (1994). Prediction of school outcomes based on
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