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Opinion: Do Schools Today Engender A Sense
Of Community, Or Indifference? Avinash Sharma, Youth Ki Awaaz YKA, 18th April, 2021 www.youthkiawaaz.com/2021/04/privilege-privatisation-and-indifference/ [accessed 19 April 2021] This system of
studying together in the same school, with children from all strata of
society was, in a way, very progressive. It would develop awareness among the
rich students about poverty, hunger, and discrimination from the lived
experiences of their poor friends. They would understand the hardships and
agonies of the families of their marginalised
friends very closely. Poor students in
turn had rich and more well-to-do friends around them which would stimulate
them to study hard and be like them. All sections of students would
understand the stark class differences and the subtle realities of the world
in a much better way. This would help all of them to grow up as more
compassionate, considerate, and realistic human beings later in life because
of this “transactional social proximity” in schools. Teaching about poverty in schools and
universities Kendall Worth, The Nova Scotia Advocate, 22
September 2016 nsadvocate.org/2016/09/12/teaching-about-poverty-in-schools-and-universities/ [accessed 25 November 25, 2020] ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
LEARNING ABOUT LIVING ON SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REDUCE BULLYING Parents I talk to say
that in schools from grades primary to six kids are taught a fair bit about
why there is poverty in places overseas, but almost nothing about poverty in
our backyard. That’s also what I remember back when I was in those lower
grades myself as a student. These parents also
say that kids who live in poverty tend to be often the ones who gets picked on the most during elementary school and
beyond. Kids who come from middle and upper class families tend not to
understand the poor kids situations. This is one of the causes of students
bullying in our school systems. If kids were taught
about poverty right from grade primary then this could potentially reduce the
amount of bullying that happens in schools.
Keep in mind; if
teachers are going to start teaching local poverty to elementary school
children then they have to be qualified. This is one benefit where having
poverty education taught at the university level could benefit those students
studying to be school teachers. COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITY If teachers are
going to start teaching about local poverty in the school system, they
themselves need to be qualified to do so. Therefore we need a poverty
education courses taught at the college and university levels. Poverty education
is also beneficial to students who are studying to become social workers.
After all, when they become social workers, people living in poverty are a
large portion of the people they will be working with. Teaching Children About Poverty: At Home
and Abroad Laura Latzko,
Bright Hub Education, 15 February 2011 [accessed 25 November 2020] Poverty is a term
used for people that do not make enough money to pay for basic necessities,
such as food, clothing or housing. Individuals who live in poor conditions,
who do not have access to clean water, adequate sanitation systems or safe
housing, are often considered to be living in poverty, according to Net
Industries. For students to get a true understanding of how many poor people
in the United States and other countries live and survive on a daily basis,
they need to learn about poverty. Teachers for
students in different grades can spend a day or more doing activities to
teach about poverty. Understanding the problems of poverty could make
students more sympathetic to poorer individuals in their own schools or their
communities. It could even inspire them to volunteer for an organization that
assists people in need. What Can Schools Do to Address Poverty? William Parrett and Kathleen Budge, Edutopia, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 10
December 2015 www.edutopia.org/blog/what-can-schools-do-to-address-poverty-william-parrett-kathleen-budge [accessed 25 November 2020] Eliminating poverty
is a both/and proposition -- reforms must occur in both the broader society
and in schools -- and schools do make a considerable difference. We encourage
educators, and particularly educational leaders, to both become knowledgeable
about issues related to eliminating poverty, joining forces with others who
advocate for social and economic reforms, and summon the courage to do the
much-needed work closer to home -- in their own schools and communities.
Successfully educating all students to high standards is critical to
ultimately eliminating poverty. Extreme Poverty in the World: How the World
Bank and United Nations Measure It Steven Payson, Johns Hopkins University It makes perfect
sense, from a moral, ethical, and perhaps even spiritual perspective, that we
should worry the most about the people who have the least. The World Bank
says that there are over 3 billion impoverished people in the world, who are
living on less than $6.85 per person, per day. Among them, it says, there are
about 650 million people in extreme poverty, who are living on less than
$2.15 per day. Although poverty in the world has declined dramatically over
the past few decades, which is certainly good news, a substantial amount of
poverty still exists. |