Low Income Students: Video Analysis

One problem that I identified from the video is that students that fall into the low income class don’t have true support at home which inadequately, cause most students to put in a lack of effort because they don’t have any one to cheer them on. During the parent /teacher conference, no parent for the low-income students showed up, which is concerning because it shows lack of support. According to the power point lecture, Reasons for Lower Educational Achievement, “Low-income parents are less likely to expect their kids to go to college. Low-income parents are less likely to be involved with their child’s education. Low- income parents are more often themselves low academic achievers” (Nguyen, 2014, Ch. 8, slide#21) Students from low- income
Usually, on a first day of school, teachers explain everything about what the student is going to learn throughout the semester, and give them a little history about themselves. Very solemnly u find teachers to take the time and gain true understanding of each of their students. “Children from economically disadvantage homes often bring fewer social and verbal skills to those middle-class teachers, who may, inadvertently, hold up social mirrors of disapproval” (Mooney, 2009, Ch.8, pg. 298). I feel if teachers and school boards truly understood this quote from the chapter readings then the will gain initial understanding that they have to relate to their students before they can teach them any subject. Yes, most students know that they have to come to school with an eager mindset to learn, but facing everyday adversity outside the classroom could be and is very distracting. If it was up to my opinion, I quite frankly think that some teachers would probably prefer to have schools where it is not inter-segregated. “A theory that the only way to achieve quality education for all racial and ethnic groups is to desegregate the schools” (Nguyen, 2014, Ch. 8, slide# 30). According to statistics from Race and