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Mrs. Schlichtemeier
kids in total– face the everyday struggles of poverty. A family of four with
the U.S., 2024). This statistic only counts for the United States, which Data
Pandas ranks 105th in poverty out of 159 countries. The 2024 study conducted
classrooms. The teachers reported students being tired and isolated, and
environments that hinder brain development, and they lack the sleep and
nutrition necessary to succeed in school. Family poverty around the world has a
Beginning with the emotional impact of poverty, families in poverty are more
a household with less than £10,000 were three and a half times more likely to
2018, p. 484). The effects of poverty alone on children are numerous. However,
when domestic violence and abuse are involved, children are at an even greater
home life, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s
effect for children who have fallen victim– firsthand or secondhand– to the
violence (2024).
Even if domestic abuse isn’t a factor in a child’s home life, living in poverty is
their next meal will come from, or feel as though they are a financial burden to
the family. Children may also experience depression relating to their financial
worsen the existing anxiety or depression. Students may wonder why their
classmates get new toys or shoes, and may not understand at a young age why
they can’t go on school trips or pack a full lunch box for school (Cocoran 2023).
Children in poverty are also less likely to participate in school sports and clubs
By giving up participation in school sports and clubs, students don’t feel like an
important part of their community and aren’t able to contribute to the culture
of their school.
from the classroom due to behavior issues. This not only increases the isolation
hindering their relationship with one another; it also gives the child the
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attention they are seeking by acting in a negative manner. This creates a vicious
cycle for the student, their classmates, and the teacher. The students will act
out, knowing they will be given the attention they might not be receiving
elsewhere. When the teacher removes the student from the classroom,
the student and use that to irritate the student, knowing the cycle will repeat
itself and the student will act out again out of frustration.
by measuring the frontal, parietal, and total gray matter volumes between the
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans of children from different Social
40% in the United States, and 20% living below the poverty line compared to
the United States 19%. The results were as follows: the green line represents
High SES children, the red line represents Mid SES children, and the Low SES
cubed. The ages of the children are represented in months on the x-axis. As the
graph displays, children with a High SES household had more gray matter than
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those in Mid SES households. Children in Mid SES households had more gray
In the graph, it’s apparent that children began their lives with the same volume
of gray matter, but had decreased in volume by the time infants became
children and those with greater resources widened. Smaller volumes in this
brain tissue were related to greater behavior problems in the preschool years”
(Hanson 2013, para 27). When infants grow up in an environment where poverty
is present, they are at a developmental disadvantage from their High and Mid
SES peers by the time they are toddlers. Hanson uses the research portion of
the study to develop the following ideas of how the volume of gray matter
“A large body of research has found the frontal lobe is centrally involved with
Such differences fit well with previous research noting poorer executive
function in children from lower SES backgrounds. The parietal lobe is important
Without proper function of the parietal and frontal lobes, students are likely to
It’s an unfortunate situation when a child is set back cognitively before they
have even stepped foot inside a school, for reasons completely out of their
movement, and maintain sensory input. Without those abilities, students are
set back in all areas of development. Most significantly, teachers may observe a
The lack of gray matter in a developing brain caused by poverty can also lead to
higher chance of being identified with learning disabilities than students living
Education, American University, 2020, para 5). This research supports the idea
specific learning disability and poverty, and it states that “From 2011 to 2013,
disorder that presents conflicts with memory and focus, are at risk of
essential nutrients can cause the greatest harm to child survival, physical
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growth and cognitive development”. Hunger can affect a student's behavior,
attention span, and basic critical thinking skills. Typically, families in poverty
aren’t concerned about the quality of food, and rather just the existence of it.
This makes it difficult for students to get all food groups consumed to obtain a
well-balanced diet.
UNICEF also found that children living in poverty consumed fewer nuts, seeds,
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and eggs containing iron, vitamin A, zinc, protein and essential fatty acids.
These vitamins and minerals are essential for optimal growth, immune function
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and brain development in early life; it’s a big setback for children who don’t
have the opportunity to consume such foods each day. Coming to school day
after day with an empty stomach can be detrimental to the learning process.
Students may appear sluggish, fall asleep in class, and have minimal
participation.
Along with the issues of malnutrition, students living in poverty may also have
nutrition, and stress can lead to a lack of sleep, or poor quality of sleep, for
students. Sleep is essential for academic success, and according to the Indian
Bureau of Statistics, “Students who do not get enough sleep are more likely to
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struggle with concentration, problem-solving and retaining information. This
can negatively impact their academic performance, leading to lower grades and
Academic struggles in the early elementary years can hinder academic success
found research by The Century Foundation (TCF) indicating that the setbacks of
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childhood poverty affect an individual in adulthood as well. Low income
students are more likely to become low-wage earners, have a higher likelihood
Although the effects of poverty on elementary children are numerous, there are
not to justify any negative behavior from the student. With that being said, it is
positive. When classmates are at recess or lunch, it’s a good time to discuss
with the student about the negative behavior, coming from a place of empathy.
Students feed off of teacher behavior, so teachers must approach the situation
with as much grace and empathy as possible. The last thing needed in a
situation like this is an argument led by power struggles. The student must be
given options to fix the behavior, like a reward system where the student gets to
pick the reward. Once the issue stops being teacher vs. student and shifts to
teacher and student vs. behavior, the cycle of bad behavior for attention can be
broken.
“The US education system has lost 17 percent of its special education teacher
workforce over the last decade, as reported by PBS. Still, even as more special
education teachers quit their jobs, the population of students with disabilities
teacher to lead the way and provide advice and resources, the burdens on
teachers can be lessened and both mentor and mentee can learn from each
district.
The United States government has made efforts to benefit from the physical
Children’s Foundation (FRCF), the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC) have been put in place in hopes of lessening food insecurity by providing
low-income families with the financial resources to grocery shop. Zhimig Qiu of
among children in the United States. As a result of the formula, Qiu found SNAP
and FRCF to be the most effective on the severity of food insecurity. Although
these food programs have lessened the severity of food insecurity, the
In some areas, the case is that the entire school is experiencing poor academic
schools with active community members and resources. The study performed
The variance of scores in Portuguese was 4.20 for Group A teachers, indicating
the scores
were more spread out compared to the variance of Group B teachers of 3.70. In
math, the
variance for Group A teachers was 3.80 indicating a moderate spread of scores
while the
variance for Group B was 3.33 suggesting a slightly lower spread. In science,
the variance for Group A was 3.0 indicating a relatively low spread of scores,
while the variance of Group B was higher at 4.30 suggesting greater variability
in the scores of students. This result indicated that students for Group A
Canjinji suggests that academic scores depend upon teacher input rather than
student performance. School districts that are unable to pay quality teachers
and raise funds for advanced curriculum will not experience the same
searching for a job, most teachers will lean towards a school with a positive
meetings or plan events that lead to school fundraising and build culture in the
teachers and students in need of help, community members feel more inspired
financial obstacles the school may be facing or a fundraising spring carnival are
a school. Canjinji gives examples of how funds can be used, such as developing
According to Tonya Mosley at NPR, the Trump Administration has made efforts
March 11th, more than 1,300 workers were fired, and an additional 600
accepted separation packages. This has left the department with roughly half
rights laws, and supplying student loans and grants. Mosley states, “These new
within the government, vowing to cut federal funding for schools and colleges
that promote, quote, ‘critical race theory and transgender ideologies’” (Mosley
2025). The line between politics and education is thin, and educators must
remain free of bias, however, cutting off the Department of Education is not the
solution to this issue. Some, including the Trump Administration, may disagree
with the idea that school funding improves student performance. However,
after reviewing different ways the funds would be used, the benefits of
technology, quality curriculum, and trained teachers would outweigh any dollar
keep in mind that their tax dollars aren’t just paying for fancy new equipment,
but making investments in their future doctors, lawyers, and teachers. Schools
must send educated generations into the workforce and secondary schools, but
Poverty can leave a lasting impact on the emotional, cognitive, and physical
harms the development of gray matter in the brain and children may experience
of sleep and malnutrition can hinder a child’s ability to focus and participate in
the classroom.
teachers play a vital role in determining student success and overcoming the
children with behavioral issues, and administrators can work to ensure their
Overall, society must see the importance of investing in education and not only
providers, government officials, and educators that will soon be leading our
members, our future generations have the opportunity to make the world a
better place.
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Canjini supports this necessity through her studies in Angola, where she
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In their article, “Poverty and domestic violence and abuse (DVA) in the UK”
(2018), Eldin Fahmy and Emma Williamson assert that women in poverty are
between poverty and domestic violence. The authors have a purpose to make
violence.
Hanson, J. L., Hair, N., Shen, D. G., Shi, F., Gilmore, J. H., Wolfe, B. L., & Pollak, S.
D. (2013). Family poverty affects the rate of human infant brain growth. PLoS
Jamie Hanson et al. in their article “Family Poverty Affects the Rate of Human
Infant Brain Growth” (2013) explain that poverty not only has an impact on a
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child’s well being emotionally and physically, but also neurologically. The
further prove their point. Their purpose is to scientifically explain why children
in poverty are at a disadvantage from birth, due to how the brain develops in
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traumatic environments in order to allow further research and proper
education in literacy and math (Order No. 13898092). Available from ProQuest
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Literacy and Math”, Jenerline A. Moore (2019) asserts that children who live in
prior research to support and develop her central idea. Her purpose is to spread
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awareness about the effects of poverty on children in order to create a more
her audience of educators who lead classrooms in poverty. This article will be
classroom.
Mosley, T. (2025, March 12). What Trump’s cuts to the Department of Education
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Food Insecurity” (2014), compares the impact of several food programs on the
evaluate various food assistance programs including SNAP, NSLP, WIC, and
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FRCF and came to the following conclusion: “Results show that SNAP affected
the severity of children’s food insecurity but did not affect the probability of
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children being food insecure. FRCF was effective from the cross sectional data
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analysis but ineffective from the pseudo panel data analysis. The effectiveness
of NSLP and WIC was not statistically significant from the analyses of probit
pseudo panel data analysis” (iv). Qiu’s purpose is to inform readers of the
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different food programs in order to foster educated discussions around food
and providers of children in food programs. This article will be used in my essay
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to introduce and compare different food programs offered to food insecure
children.