Category: Poverty in America

David Gursky, the poverty expert at Stanford explained that there are two ways that poverty can be understood. One can think of it in absolute terms- simply having insufficient resources to meet the basic demands of functioning in a contemporary world. So one can think about not having enough food, not having the shelter that…

Introduction It can be argued that teachers who engage with the issues of social justice are able to offer a more enriched academical education which formulates pupils into becoming effective contributors and confident individuals not only in society as a whole but the world of work beyond school (Arshad et al., 2012). Social Justice is…

Social justice is meant for everyone. The concept of just and fair relationships between individuals and society is important in our everyday lives, especially in education. Students should be receiving resources and being treated fairly so that they feel safe and secure to learn. Social justice can be seen differently by individuals. Some believe social…

Spent is a game that showed me the wrenching choices that people in poverty routinely encounter  many choices that Americans, such as myself, dont realize have to be a choice. In the game, I played as a single parent and made financial decisions for a month with only $1,000 to my name. Throughout the…

Does international Aid have a long-term negative effect on poverty-stricken countries, if so, how does this affect those who live in poverty and aim to grow their economies? America exporting rice to Haiti is an example of International Aid having a detrimental effect on the economy of Haiti in the long term. The local farmers…