Poverty At Home Affect Children's Ability To Learn And Succeed In School

ow does stress and poverty at home affect children's ability to learn and succeed in school?
Poverty affects a children’s ability to learn and succeed in school because the economic status of the parents determines what opportunities and experiences they can offer their child. Some aspects may include what school the child attends, what supplies they are provided with, how much time they can spend with their child, what their environment is like, etc. For example, Omar Gayton had to worry about the colors he wore due to the gang activity in his neighborhood while Cole McFaul mainly worried on his schoolwork and track meets because he lived in a place where residents had a booming income meaning they could just afford many things that the other side couldn’t. Poverty also translates into the focus of the family because living day to day puts survival as the priority which undoubtedly brings stress along with it. A stressful environment caused by lack of resources or an overbearing workload both affect the child immensely. Biologically, if the child has chronic stress it not only impedes the efficiency of the limbic system, but also makes the child more susceptible to being easily triggered by other events in their life. Therefore, stress and poverty are intertwined in the child’s ability to learn and succeed in school.
2. What are the lasting …show more content…
To alleviate the burden that is not having sufficient income to provide the child with what they need to prosper. However, personally one can volunteer and form programs to help the children that are falling behind (such as the springboard collaborative) and get more involved in the school. One could focus on creative a safe environment and truly caring about the child because these have been shown to be important factors in a child’s