Giovetti, Olivia. “How Does Education Affect Poverty? It Can Help End It.

” Concern
Worldwide, 27 Aug. 2020, www.concernusa.org/story/how-education-affects-poverty/.

This website not only defines poverty and education, but it also gives three ways that
education can help to end poverty. This is also important because there is no exact answer
to my research question. If the article gave me an exact answer with no reasoning, it
could be opinion based and non credible. The first way education affects poverty is by
education developing skills and abilities. “A quality education system supports a child’s
developing social, emotional, cognitive and communication skills. Children who receive
quality primary education are more likely to develop these assets at a higher level.”
(Giovetti, How Does Education Affect Poverty? It Can Help End It, 2020)

Gerber, Bailey. “How Poverty Impacts Education.” Forgotten Children Worldwide, 19

I also chose this article because it provides statistics. When articles are able to back their
statements up with facts it makes them much more reliable and convincing. This article
also touches on poverty outside of the United States to show how poverty is impacting
many worldwide, and how education still works with defeating it. “Equipping children
across the globe with the education they deserve is a key step toward eradicating
poverty. It is not just about teaching students math and reading lessons. While those
things are important, children will not overcome poverty by simply learning how to
add. Instead, according to an article in The Guardian, students need to be taught basic
life skills such as communication, persistence, and negotiation.” (Gerber, How Poverty
Impacts Education, 2019)

This will ultimately help them make long-term decisions that lead to better
opportunities.Lastly, the article addresses how real-world issues affect our youth falling
out of school. These issues will help my research paper address issues further. “Children
in other countries who face threats of starvation, kidnapping, and trafficking are even less
likely to receive sufficient education, which essentially guarantees their continued
struggle with poverty.” (Gerber, How Poverty Impacts Education, 2019)

Jensen, Eric. Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and
What Schools Can Do about It. ASCD, 2010.

My next source is a book I had read and still look back on about teaching in the
classroom with poverty in mind. Because this was a required text for my past class, I
 know that it is credible. It gives anything from facts, statistics, and even real-life stories.
“Common issues in low-income families include depression, chemical dependence, and
hectic work schedules—all factors” (Jensen, Teaching With Poverty In Mind, 2009) The
book also describes in great detail how stressors outside the classroom affect students,
and how educators can help. “A healthy neuron, a stressed neuron generates a weaker
signal, handles less blood flow, processes less oxygen, and extends fewer connective
branches to nearby cells. The prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus, crucial for learning,
cognition, and working memory, are the areas of the brain most affected by cortisol, the
so-called "stress.” (Jensen, Teaching With Poverty In Mind, 2009) Although details like
this can be confusing to some, it’s great evidence to backing his claim.

Campaner, Miguel. “Child Poverty and Education: Why We Should Care.” Yuda Bands, 15
May 2017, www.yudabands.org/child-poverty/?
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After doing more research I was able to come find this article that addresses many
important ideas. Like the previous article, it addresses poverty outside of the United
States. Just because it isn’t about our nation directly does not make it anyless credible
when discussing the effect of poverty in schools. “No countries seriously committed to
education for all will be thwarted in their achievement of this goal by a lack of
resources.” (Campaner, Child Poverty and Education: Why We Should Care, 2017) One
of the most important aspects to this website is that it addresses firstand what our youth in
poverty go through first hand. Since my paper is about children in poverty the facts give
me tremendous support. “Child poverty spares no one, even progressive countries. In the
UK alone, 3.9 children live in poverty. Even the United States of America isn’t spared
from it. ETS reports that over 22% of the nation’s children are poor.” (Campaner, Child
Poverty and Education: Why We Should Care, 2017) Another supporting quote from the
article reads, “Material resources are also limited among poor children. Their parents
can’t provide them with the proper space to do their homework or study. They are also
financially incapable of having out-of-class tools like computers.” (Campaner, Child
Poverty and Education: Why We Should Care, 2017)