Chapter 2 Reflection

The anatomy of inequality in chapter two that I found very intriguing and whole-heartedly agree with is the fact that there is a huge lack of social support for children in low income areas of the United States. Poverty rates and social supports in the U.S. are one of the highest of all industrialized nations. The mere fact that we can't support these children breeds the inability to educate them at the same level as children in higher economic areas. Most states use property taxes to fund education and when there is a low income area, the money they receive is much less than a high income school receives. I agree this fact makes it harder to support education in these poverty stricken areas of the U.S. How can parents focus on their child's education when they cannot feed, house, or provide proper medical their children. It is a shame that such a so-called great nation like the U.S. can't provide the environment where families can focus on their child's education. We are making it harder for these low poverty area students to succeed. We see this when we look at statistics where children where parents are trying to depend on governmental assistance are more likely to rely on the same programs when they get older. A great deal of these kids don't see a future for them when it comes to their education also. I totally agree that the environment we put these low income kids in has a direct result on their failure in our education system too.