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In 2013, the poverty line in United States was considered $20,444 for family of four. Poverty is relative. If everyone around us have similar circumstances, the notion of poverty or wealth only exists in relationship to known quantities or expectations. As we are aware of poverty can occur in all races and in all countries. Regardless of race or ethnicity, poor children are much more likely than non-poor children to suffer development delay and to drop out of high school, and to give birth during their teen years. Most poverty-prone children who likely to be in single-parent homes. Poverty is caused by interrelated factors such as, parental employment status and earnings, family structure, and parental education. Also children under the age of 5 remain particular vulnerable to poverty. In 2013 children under 5 living in families with a female householder and no husband present experienced a poverty rate of 50% than those children who have both parents in the home. The article "What is the Nature of Poverty and Economic Hardship in the United States, stated, that " Families and their children experience poverty when they are unable to achieve minimum, decent standard of living that allows them to participate in fully mainstream society. Also poverty inner-city youth are seven times more likely to be victims of child abuse or neglect than children of higher and economic status. This really is disturbing to me because as a future teacher I would like to change that statics. I would like to find out. What can I do to help my children and their families living in poverty to have a better life because after these children are our future,Article: Cauthen N. K., & Fass, S. (2009). 10 important questions about child poverty and family economic hardship. Retrieved from National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) website: http://www.nccp.org/pages/pdf/page_131.pdf
Yalanda,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this web-site. It is sad that there is so much poverty in the U.S. being such a powerfull state and we can not feed our children or give them the proper education. I will include this web-site in my resource file and use it with others in our profession.
Yalanda,
ReplyDeleteI really like the way you stated "If everyone around us have similar circumstances, the notion of poverty or wealth only exists in relationship to known quantities or expectations." Just because a family is viewed to make more than what the "poverty line" shows, they could still be living pay check to pay check. There are so many outside circumstances that should be taken into account, not just the gross amount that people bring home. Thank you for sharing this website, and your post this week. I think that it is one that will get our peers wheels turning and thinking about poverty maybe in a slightly different way, as it has for me. Thank you for sharing!
-Sam