Poverty In Canada Essay

Geoffrey Canada’s program for solving the problem of poverty as been seen to be helpful to the young members of the society. But, within every program there are strengths and weaknesses. Geoffrey focuses on three main ideas to help the children in poverty. First, a business focused model for children’s educational studies. Second, starting children of with a “baby college” at a young age. Third, having contamination seen as a positive aspect for children. The business focused model was the main focus on how to improve the test score within Promise Academy. The business focus model was a way to help students increase test scores within a short period of time before the students had their testing to determine their improvement through the
Contamination is used as a way for speaking about the effects streets on a housing project, neighborhood, or a child and using this in a way to have children want to do well in school. One of the strength of focusing on contamination is it create a sense of belonging and values that are devoted to the block when the influence of education becomes important, it will in turn allow for better lives for those in ghettos. One of the downsides of contamination is that you must be able to change the minds of those parents living in the “streets” before the children learn that education is not important. (Whatever it Takes, pg.
What I would recommend is keeping the Baby College as a high priority within Harlem. By having this program, it may decrease the amount of student that were falling behind in school. I would then adjust the business model of education. Instead of having the children come into school early, I would only have Saturday classes for those who needed help. It would also for children to be less stress and focus on activities outside of the classroom. Finally, I would try to intervene contamination as soon as possible. By doing that as soon as possible it would prevent children for seeing the streets as a better option than wanting to further their