Instead, our country has formed a society that never changed, still intact with the inequality between the rich and the poor, a country dressed in a liberal manner hiding its many inequalities. This old-fashioned society shapes the attitudes and academic success of students born from a financially disadvantaged family. The National Assembly claimed that “low levels of family income negatively affect children’s social and emotional development… the financial investments parents make in their children— to meet basic needs and to invest in materials, activities, and services that are developmentally enriching—are critical for child development.” These students live in an unhealthy environment where they face everyday life with much stress, diverting their attention towards family problems and less on their education. With the lack of resources invested in this students, their attitude has developed into a less driven, and confident strive to succeed in their individual lives. In 2012, a report by the Urban Institute found that children living in poverty are nearly 90% more likely to not have a high school degree by the time they are 20 years old. Coming from a lower income family, these students have accustomed to stereotypes that deprive their mental confidence to succeed, our society continues to …show more content…
The abolition of an unequal economic structure will not only increase middle-class population, more money and resources will be provided to teach the next generation of our country. The only way to start resolution is to implement more tax credits that will increase the income of families, increased funding for high-poverty districts and simply provide more opportunities and support for Low-income