Although measures are constantly being taken in order to help fill in the gap between student achievement and socioeconomic status, kids are consistently falling through the system in school after school. Sociologists define social class, or socioeconomic status (SES), in terms of an individual’s income, occupation, education, and prestige in society” (Entwisle, Alexander, & Olson, 2010; Thompson & Hickey, 2008). These different factors are surprisingly closely correlated with one another. A low socioeconomic status family is typically generational. Low socioeconomic statuses are often times categorized by low income, little if any education, and a job that requires little education. Often times it may seem that parents are disengaged with …show more content…
Students’ whose family income falls short of the national average can qualify for the lunch program which often also includes breakfast for the students from elementary school through high school. Gwyne W. White et al. (2016) argued that “The percentage of students eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program is determined by federal guidelines put forth by the National School Lunch Act. Students qualify for a free lunch if their family household income is at or below 130% of the Federal income poverty line and for a reduced lunch if it is at or below 185% of the poverty line.” Almost every student involved in the Summer Scholars Institute took advantage of the free and reduced lunch program at their individual school. However, the percentages of low socioeconomic students that are a part of the lunch programs do not always gain an accurate insight into the real percentages. Often times, pride plays a part in the degradation that some people feel when having to sign up for “freebies” like this. There are so many hard-working lower social class people that refuse to sign the paperwork to get the free lunches, and that plays an important role in trying to determine exactly what percentage of your school’s population is actually below the poverty
Ariana Cha combats a seriously pressing topic in her writing. While many articles are very quick to bash the school lunch program, while this article can enforce it. Cha is supporting the most common argument with the school lunch program, nutritional content. Cha is stating that the nutrients are offered, but are not being accepted by the students. The audience intended for this reading is, literally, anybody that disagrees with the provided meals.
Also the websites states the need for plenty of healthy food choices for children instead of cheaper, more calorie-packed alternatives (“Looking for Info?”). This is where federal food programs come into play and can make a difference in children’s lives. Children are dying day after day due to hunger and these food programs can stop that. These federal food programs can keep kids healthy and can make a difference in the future and life they will continue to
“A group of big-city mayors released a study showing that in 2000, requests for food assistance from families increased almost 20 percent, more than at any time in the last decade. In Quindlen's essay “Schools Out for Summer” she addresses many of the food struggles happening not only in other places but right under our noses. During school months it's much less of a problem because of the students going to school and the food programs. So the question is how many kids during the summer are getting the necessary amount of food. “Fifteen million students get free or cut-rate lunches at school, and many get breakfast, too”.
“The intent behind closing these gaps is to break the connection between race or family income and achievement while at the same time continuing to improve the performance of the top students. ”(28) Gaps between race and wealth have always been issues in schools. Historically, children living in poverty are more likely to score lower on tests than those
For example, she states that “fifteen million students get free or cut-rate lunches at school … only three million children are getting lunches through the federal summer lunch program,” but doesn’t give any source. This leaves one to wonder if this was government research, scientific research, or estimations from someone likely outside of any calculations on this matter. The origin of radical data such as this is important, because wrong ideas can spread easily. Additionally, Quindlen uses evidence that is irrelevant to her claim, such as mentioning the number of turkeys given away in a food bank in Connecticut on
“Social science research show that teachers are often surprise and even distressed when poor students excel”. (203) Social class determines one’s future. Those who are higher on the social ladder may excel through life with no understanding of how they got
The way we view each other in terms of finance, education, and family aspects depends on a person’s social class. Students from lower backgrounds usually experience difficulty in the educational system. The educational standards of their family’s life differ from those in the higher classes because teachers teach according to the student. Meaning, not only does having a particular social class already separate you in terms of the educational system, but it also determines how and what you learn. From personal experience I’ve learned how to see from the perspective of a student who is of a lower social class than majority of his peers and teachers.
Child hunger in America is not something that you can just sweep under the rug, as well as child hunger in other parts of the world. Many schools have financial aid for lunch for families that live in poverty, meaning that a child may receive lunch free or at a reduced price. This is very beneficial for kids while they are in school but when school is out, those benefits are no longer available to them. “During
Lower-class families frequently do not have the educational background to equip their children with the needed social skills to pursue success. He states, “his mother permits that casual incivility because she wants him to learn to assert himself with people in positions of authority… this kind of interaction simply doesn’t happen with lower class children (106-107)”. Wealthy and middle class parents are more often able to introduce social and analytical skills into their child’s life, which cannot be learned in a classroom. This enables the skill to interact with authority figure capable of making unintended opportunities occur. In the school environment social classes are irrelevant because they are all presented with the same education that allows them to learn at the same pace.
Furthermore, the program not only improves the health of millions of students, but it also provides free food to those who cannot afford it. The “Summer Food Service Program” gives citizens under the age of 18 in the United States free access to food whenever they need it. The program also provides support towards schools who need it and/or organizations that serve free meals to
The U.S.D.A has paid benefits to low and no-income families living in the U.S. since 1933. The method that was most recently chosen to assist these families was the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps, is a federal nutrition program that allows these low and no-income families to purchase healthy and nutritional food based on their spending capability. This paper will explain the history of food assistance programs, the current provisions for SNAP, and my personal opinion on the SNAP program.
She uses examples of how that parents of the children send them to a free summer school program so that’s one or two less meals that the parents have to worry about. There are people out there who see that there is a problem and they are going to find some way to end the hunger of the children today. “Families are struggling in a way they haven’t done for a long time,” say Brian Loring, the executive director of Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County Iowa, that provide free lunches for the summer
In most places, many love eating their favorite foods. The elimination of students' favorite foods in their school, causes the restlessness of student. They would question the healthy new lunch menu and start complaints about it with the cafeteria. Changing the menu would also cause less students to eat the new alternative lunch, cafeteria workers may lose their jobs, and causes the lessening of decision making.
For students who are struggling with this issue that live on campus they will have the opportunity to use their peers meal credits. Once the month is up any student who has unused meal credits can donate them to an organization for students who are struggling with finding a reliable source for food. These struggling students then will be able to use the donated meal credits to eat whichever food they have on campus. A solution for students who don’t live on campus is to have food pantries. Which are where people donate food or organizations get food and put them in boxes for students to have for free.
In addition also Welsch & Zimmer [2008] and Guryan et al. [2008], among others, document that parents with higher education and higher wage allocate more time to direct child care despite their opportunity cost being larger. However, Lareau [1987] resumes the three theories in sociology that explain varying levels of school involvement by socio-economic status. Lareau [1987] states that the “culture of poverty” theory suggests that working-class families do not value education as highly as middle and upper-class