Socioeconomic Effects On Children's Education

Many children are at risk of failing at school, dropping out early, or at the very least, not living up to their true potential due to their socioeconomic background. Socioeconomic background, economic disadvantage and poverty can all be a barrier to academic success (Ewing, 2013. p. 80). Many children live in areas that have copious amount of crime, high unemployment rates, poor government funding and many other social problems, thus, educators need to be aware of some of the struggles that these at-risk students face every day and do everything they can to improve their chances at success in school (Ewing, 2013. p. 92). Socioeconomic status (SES) is something that affects every single child, whether it be negatively or positively, thus educators needs to be particularly aware of the adverse effects of SES and it's impact on childrens education.