Usem 101 Understanding Poverty

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Research Paper 1

Jonathan Tock

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Research Paper 1

Jonathan Tock

Jonathan Tock

Understanding poverty

Dr. Whitten

October 4th 2013

Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world. (Mandela, 2007) “Educations is the most powerful way to stop poverty in its track. Children living in poverty have a higher number of absenteeism or leave school all together because they are more likely to have to work or care for family members.” This rate of being absent hurts kids more than they will ever see. Being absent from school means that they will miss core things that they need to ever do well in high school or college. These are the things that every other thing is based off of. “Dropout rates of 16 to 24-year-old students who come from low income families are seven times more likely to drop out than those from families with higher incomes. 
 “ This makes you think that it is because of the subdivisions that you are raised in is why you drop out of high school or college however charter schools have proved that a kid from the same subdivision if given better teachers can do as much as 85% better in math science and reading. The problem isn’t community but it’s the educator that is the problem that needs to be fixed. “40 percent of children living in poverty aren’t prepared for primary schooling.” This is a shocking number that would make any parent cringe at the thought of sending their kid to school. Children that aren’t even prepared for primary schooling are lost before they even have a chance. Finally close to 40 percent of people without a high school diploma are living in poverty. To me it is very clear what the problem is. If we can get rid of 40 percent of impoverished people then it would make it even easier to look at the next biggest problem and it may not get rid of everything but it’s a huge step in the right...