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Poverty and Social Class

How economic differences affect individuals, families and communities

Class Readings

Education Programming for Children Living in Poverty: Possibilities and Challenges

MONDAY

SATURDAY

Author: Bill Maynes (2001)

The Whole Truth: Socioeconomic Status

and

Educational Outcomes

Situations

Your children are done school at 3PM everyday. Are you working at this time? Who watches over your children? Childcare costs $100/kid per week. Think about the different ages, who can go home alone and who cannot?

One of your children’s friends is having a big birthday party this weekend. Your child is very excited to attend. A birthday present is expected. It will cost around $30. Can you afford a gift? Think about the social implications not attending the party would have on your child

FRIDAY

Authors: Randy Fransoo, Trish Ward, Elaine Wilson, Marni Brownell and Noralou Roos (2005)

Programs proven to help:

  • High quality pre-kindergarten
  • Comprehensive school-wide programs
  • Approaches that focus on higher levels of thinking
  • Tutoring programs

Resources:

  • Extra staff
  • Parent involvement

WEDNESDAY

You get a call from the school’s nurse while you’re at work. One of your children is sick and running a high fever and needs to go home immediately. You have five hours left on your shift. How will your child get home? If you leave work it will cost you $50 on your next paycheck. Consider what your boss might think of you leaving.

• Action team: a team comprised of representative community stakeholders who meet regularly to address community issues

• Resources:

  • Family Fun Night
  • Reading programs including after hours access to the libraries
  • Partnering with other stakeholders

There is a PTA meeting after school from 3-4 there will be a voting on a after school reading program that has been very beneficial to your child, if you don’t attend you do not get to vote. Attending will help you understand your child’s experience at school, and allow you to help them with their work at home. If you work during that time, will you take time off work, or will you not attend? Think about the money you’d be missing from your next paycheck if you take the time off. If you decide to go it will cost you $20

TUESDAY

All of your children have an upcoming field trip. It will cost $20 per child. Will you be able to afford it? Think about the benefits your children will have from this educational experience

Activity Instructions

THURSDAY

SUNDAY

One of your children is struggling with math. The teacher has recommended 2 sessions with a tutor to get caught up with the material. The tutor costs $30/session. Can you afford it? If not your child may fail the upcoming test and fall behind the rest of the class. What do you do?

The cupboards are empty and you need to go to the grocery store for the upcoming week. For the bare minimum it will cost $30 per person to eat three meals a day for the week. Which of your family members can afford to eat? Think about the influence not having anything to eat will have on your child’s day at school.

Discussion/Analysis

  • Both articles talk a lot about additional resources such as extra staff and a high level of parent involvement.
  • Is this realistic?

  • Each student has been assigned to a family dynamic.
  • Each family is unique and faces different challenges due to the resources available to them.
  • Your task, as a group, is to budget for a simulated week in the life of your family.
  • Ensure to prioritize as best as you can, because you never know what tomorrow brings.
  • How can your family take advantage of the educational and social systems in place?

*NOTE: you are not limited to the resources mentioned during the game. If you have other ideas of resources for your family, please ask a presenter.

  • The case study features schools make up entirely of students from the same socio-economic backgrounds. However, that is not the reality for all teachers.
  • How could you, as a teacher, accommodate 3-4 students out of a class of 25-30 who came from a lower socioeconomic status than the rest of the class?
  • How can you make parents aware of what resources are available to them and their families?
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