Generational Poverty

Generational Poverty Caused by Neoliberalism has a Negative Impact on Education in the United States

Generational poverty is defined as a systematic institution in which two or more generations have been born in or have lived in poverty. The ideas of neoliberalism has only perpetuated the economic system in such a way that it creates indirect barriers to an improvement in quality of life. Its commonness is obvious, not only in its unequalled influence on the global economy, but also in its restructuring of aspects of social life. The characteristics of poverty include not having adequate shelter, needed resources, a limited supply of food, and a safe environment. Unfortunately, poverty is often an invisible problem. The refusal of our
The devaluing of education at home and among peers has increased. If there is a student of poverty who does do well in spite of their living situation, they run the risk of being ridiculed by family members and peers for “thinking they are better”. The neoliberal structures have practically convinced people of poverty that you have everything they need with public housing, food stamps, medicaid, and other government assisted programs. The intent again is like the poor slaves. As long as the master believed he was giving you everything you needed, he could control you and your living situation. People or generational poverty are in many ways like the slaves that didn’t want to run when they had the freedom. Why run, when we have “all” we need right
Even those students who perform well in class who live in poverty are often deflated by the inability to do well on standardized test such as the SAT and ACT. This is a way to often keep children of poverty away from prestigious universities that almost is a reflection of the way they looked over a hundred years ago. The female students of poverty are more likely to have a child out of wedlock before they leave high school and are likely to drop out before they graduate or even have a second child within a year. With limited education and resources, the cycle often begins again. For those who did find the intrinsic motivation to escape the poverty, some do not return because it is a harsh reminder of where they could have been and the profound number who could not escape the limitations on life and education created by