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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tejek who wrote (135491)	8/6/2013 12:02:56 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Recommended By R2O Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

I realize your partisan script mandates a simple response... more money. It has already been shown that flooding failing schools with money to turn them around does not make a difference. However, there is extensive research on the specific problems and recommendations for educating children living in a culture of poverty which are worthy of consideration. Generational poverty presents specific issues of which education is only one factor in the set: Key Factors Associated with Generational Poverty Hopelessness Most people think of poverty as lacking financial resources to meet basic living requirements. Families dealing with Generational Poverty are also challenged with three other forms of poverty: · Educational Poverty · Parental Poverty · Spiritual Poverty The cumulative effect of these different forms of poverty creates the most damaging outcome of Generational Poverty – the constant presence of Hopelessness. Hopelessness is the key factor in creating the cycle – one generation to the next. Without hope and the belief that life can be better, the motivation and energy needed to break the cycle is very low. Surviving vs. Planning People caught in the cycle of generational poverty are focused on Surviving. They are focused on the issue/challenge facing them today. It may be money for food, finding a place to live, dealing with family member’s issues, unresolved health issues, etc. This is a daily experience - each day presenting itself with another issue, another challenge. All of this is done under the cloak of Urgency. The concept of planning doesn’t exist. In part because planning is tied to the belief that you have some control of your life. Values and Patterns The Values of those caught in the generational poverty cycle are very different from those that have grown up middle class. Generational Poverty values will center more on survival and short –term outcomes. Generally, middle class values encompass education, work and being perceived as a productive member of society. There is also present in generational poverty the presence of counterproductive traditions passed down from prior generations – such as the lack of value in the benefits of education. urbanventures.org