Feedback: Children whose families read with them frequently learn to read more easily when they reach elementary school than children who do not have this exposure to reading.…
After watching the documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman,” I came to the conclusion that the home and neighborhood environment are critical factors in a child’s education and overall wellbeing. For example, when we examine the home environment of Anthony, Daisy, Francisco, and Bianca, we can see that most of these children live in low-income neighborhoods, and that their parents or legal guardians sometimes have to work two jobs to sustain their family. This constant struggle also has an effect on the child’s learning because when a child needs help with his homework, the parent does not have the necessary time or energy help them. As a result, the child starts to fall behind like Francisco, a boy who was in first grade and started to fall behind in school because he was not reading at his grade level. On the other hand, children that have better home environments like Emily, have a lesser chance of falling behind in school because their parents are able to provide them with the necessary tools and programs when they start to fall behind in class.…
Everything in society, not only has an impact but it shapes the individual as well. There are many inequalities that individuals face based on their: race, socioeconomic statuses, beliefs, and because of their lack sufficient knowledge. The way one raises a child has a huge impact; however, social class has a tremendous effect on the child because that is what allows the child to experience opportunities. If the child comes from a middle class, working class or poor family there is already inequality being present unconsciously because they are exposed to different culture, system, and different capital. For instance, In Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life, Annette Lareau analyzes how social statuses impacts parenting.…
In “In Defense of Single Motherhood”, Katie Roiphe argues that single motherhood can be just as suitable as the “typical” American family . Roiphe states that, “…There is no typical single mother any more than there is a typical mother. It is, in fact, our fantasies and crude stereotypes of this “typical single mother” that get in the way of a more rational, open-minded understanding of a variety and richness of different kinds of families” (58). Roiphe is correct in her argument, because my observations have shown that single motherhood can be just as good as the ‘typical” American family. The ideal family has to be financially stable, educated, and loved. A single mother is able to processes these three components, just like the “typical” American mother of a family would be able too.…
Key research findings which show the importance of parental involvement in their children`s learning in their early years, including fathers involvement have shown that parents are the child`s first educators and role models and have a strong influence on their learning. When a parent either mum or dad is actively involved in their child`s education this has a positive effect on the child`s achievement. If a parent takes interest in their child`s education by talking with them, monitoring homework, actively involved in school activities, attending parents evening, then the child will have the chance to achieve their full potential as they will have the best support. The Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky pointed out the importance of talking especially when an adult helps a child in problem solving. This showed that a child can achieve more if they have the help and support and skills from someone rather than left to their own devices. Within the early years, The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) (Sylva et al 2004) did a study of development of around 3,000 children between the ages of 3-7, research found that parents actively involved with reading, numbers and learning letters helped reduce the risk of special educational needs (SEN).The EPPE also found that parents who created regular opportunities for their children to play with friends at home and taking their children out were all associated with higher intellectual and social…
That compares their literacy knowledge to that of children who do not live in poverty. Understanding social class diversity enhances the learning of all students. And Class differences in child-rearing practices may sound alarming or oversimplified. Lower-class children are more likely to have unstable family situations. Their parents typically have low-wage jobs and are more frequently laid off, causing family stress and more arbitrary discipline. This paper explains how language and attitudes of low income families act as barriers to success in education. And what types of programs or interventions are most useful in overcoming those barriers.…
Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life. I am writing to express my appreciation to you and your assistants for your extensive research and your dedication in determining the lasting effects of unequal childhoods. I feel that this research project was important to answer the question of how unequal childhoods affect a child’s future. Your methodology was thorough and unique. You and your assistants not only interviewed children and their families, but also immersed yourselves in their family and social lives. Your research in examining how middle class, working class and poor families raise their children was very detailed and informative. Every chapter had interesting examples of how the differences affected the child or children involved.…
income below the federal poverty level (NCCP, 2014). Parents working minimum wage jobs are often not aware of how this affects children’s academic performance and behavior. Children’s academic performance can be affected by their behavior, emotional and social challenges, and lack of parental support. Parents often lack support because they constantly have to work long hours and cannot keep up with their children’s education. It is important that we advocate parents into being more involve in their children’s education because it can make a difference. Loneliness, rejection and distance are emotions that can affect a child’s behavior and social skills in a school…
Early childhood literacy experiences can contribute heavily on a child’s early successes and difficulties once they reach formal schooling. Early literacy experiences can really put a kid in front and be more ready once they start school. Parents play an important part to this as they control a lot of a child’s early experiences with literacy. The culture of where kids grow up also can either benefit a kid’s literacy or it can put the kids behind other students. These experiences can be the differences of a kid passing his early English courses or failing them.…
One of the major problems in America today is the overwhelming incidences of inequality in the schools, particularly the differences between schools in the suburbs and the urban school system. This inequality is jumping off point, if left unresolved this problem will continue to contribute to the growing strain on the economy. It will lead to an increase in the numbers of teen pregnancies, the unemployment rate, the number poverty stricken individuals, and a trend of drug or alcohol abuse in these communities.…
Today’s school system faces the same inequalities that parallel to the problems with racial segregation back in the 1900s. While racial segregation laws are established in today’s school, there exists a segregation in the case of different economic levels. In the case of ((school districts/education))) the upper class has an advantage within the education system. The upper class has an advantage as they can afford private schooling, which typically provides students with better resources than a public school. This puts kids who are raised in not as fortunate families at a disadvantage; those kids cannot help that they go to public and not private schooling. Consequently, for those kids who come from poorer neighborhoods, if they do begin to…
According to the American Psychological Association, families of low socioeconomic status (SES) are not likely to have the time and money that is needed to provide a child with academic support. For example, “Children’s initial…
In conclusion, access to education should be accessible regardless of class or gender. Pertaining to family dynamics, I strongly believe in the symbolic interactionism theory pertaining to education. Labeling a child can greatly impact such child negatively or positively as in the case of Jeremy Iverson. (Iverson…
Many minority parents are uneducated and have problems with speaking English. As the result, they’re usually work many long hours in challenging and low paying jobs and this take away their time from their family at home. Without constant guidance and monitoring from the parents, kids tend to slack off and not focus on doing well in school. This view can be confirm by study indicating that low-income parents are often themselves low academic achievers are less likely to expect their children to go to college, and therefore are less likely to be involved with their child’s education (Nguyen, 2016, Chapter 8; slide 21). To make matter worst, minorities children have higher chances of growing up in a one-parent families. One research on the decline of two-parent families shows that in 2010 there was 66% of children under 18 who live with both parents, down from 85% in 1970. The factor that are more alarming is that these children that are from one-parent families are more likely to develop behavior problems in school, to drop out of school, to get arrested, and to have physical and emotional health issues. So these minority children are facing huge uphill battle in term of getting supports and involvements from their parents in order to succeed in school, unlike their white counterparts who have parents that are more involve (Henslin, 2010,…
Home educational resources and reduced class size, especially, are two of the most critical factors that facilitate achievement of low-SES students (Bellibas, 2016). Those students who have access to education resources before even beginning school are already at a significant advantage over those (often low-SES) students with no access to educational resources. Even a small increase in availability can make a world of difference. Gallegos & Wise (2011) say it best: “Our leadership preparation programs and our current school leaders must develop the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure the learning of ALL students” (p. 51). The achievement gap has existed throughout history, and although serious education reform attempts have been proposed, it is apparent through the literature and research that there is still much that can and must be…