Divorce In School

Have you ever stopped to imagine how the different effects of student’s home lives effect their performance in school? Some of us were fortunate enough to never have to worry about the strenuous effects our home life had on our school life. The American family and culture has changed so drastically over the past twenty to thirty years, many teachers today cannot even relate to the everyday problems that the children of today are facing. This being the case, it is difficult for some teachers to help our struggling youth with the many different problems they bring to the classroom from home. Sadker, Sadker, and Zittleman (2008) suggest that the changing dynamics of families in the 21st century play an important factor in children struggling …show more content…
Today, divorce is taking place in half of all new marriages (Sadker et al., 2008). Children who are struggling with a divorce at home are more likely to show behavior problems in the classroom. Divorce does not only create a mental struggle for the child, but many divorced mothers also struggle with a significant loss in income (Sadker et al., 2008). Not only will this child’s studies and class performance be effected because they are struggling mentally to accept their parent’s divorce, but to have a financial burden on a child will take away from their ability to fully concentrate on school. Divorce being added to the long list of home life factors that alter the child’s school …show more content…
Children who are from middle-class families often place a large value on education, knowing that one day it will lead them into a successful career. Individuals who struggle with poverty are more likely to be concerned with survival over acing their final exams (Sadker et al., 2008). Truthfully I cannot blame these children for growing up and getting involved in the drug world. How can you possibly see a way out when everything around you is hardship and struggle? When the only way you’ve personally seen anyone with nice things is from being involved in the drug game. Many of the students who end up dropping out of school is not due to poor grades, but because they see the instant financial gain from working legally or illegally (Sadker et al., 2008). When the only thing the government and society see you as is a burden, why would you want to be a contributing part of it? America needs to change its views on people struggling with poverty. We can no longer act like they do not exist, because more and more of our future generations are being raised below the poverty