Both Chapter 8 from our textbook and the movie, Listening to America, illustrated how children from low income families are affected when it comes to their education. Often times, there is only one parent raising the child(ren). When the parent needs to work long hours to support the family, there is no adult at home to supervise what the child is doing, who they are hanging around with, monitoring what they are eating, nor to make sure the child is doing and understanding their homework. All of these characteristics lead to low performance levels in school.
Another point I took from the book and movie is that in areas where there is proper funding for the school, there are teachers who are certified to teach specialty classes, who have learned how to communicate with their students, and who have advanced technology for the children to learn.
Finally, I found it interesting that only seven in 10 students that enter the ninth grade graduate with a regular diploma by the twelfth grade; American Indians, African Americans and Hispanics have only a 50/50 chance of completing high school. This graduation ratio includes 63% of the students having more disabilities than average.
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