How Being Economically Disadvantaged Affect's People

Being born into economically disadvantaged family causes dilemmas before the kid is even born. Gulick states that “Economically disadvantaged students have it tougher before they are born because they have less prenatal care if any at all” (1). Because the babies do not even have the care they need before they are born they end up being born with problems that are not spectacular. “Children born into poverty have lower birth weights, and many suffer from hunger and poor nutrition. When the youth suffer from poor nutrition and low birth rates it causes many complications for the hospital staff, the babies family, and causes stress on whoever pays the medical bill because the baby might possibly have to stay at the hospital longer. Once the kid is born the dilemmas go on and on. So how does being economically disadvantage affect people?

Hunger is a gigantic complication for economically impoverished people because without money no food can be bought. “Estacado High School principal Sam Ayers recalls getting regular visits an average of two days a week from a hungry student” (Gulick 1). Being hungry can cause the loss of concentration at school and make the students grades drop. Gulick explains how concentration is lost by the hungry kids “Regardless of age, if you are hungry, it is hard to concentrate on the teaching and learning going on in the classroom” (1). Less concentration causes lower grades for the economically handicapped students says Gulicks report from school districts, ”It follows districts and campuses with higher percentages of economically deprived students that are more likely to have lower test scores” (5). The student’s grades are low because buying books and going to the library is an extra expense. Becaus...

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...rough the challenging process of moving up to middle-class or rich, do the best at everything that is done and then people will always fit in like everyone else. Middle-class and rich people are not doing much to help the poor when they go to professional sporting events. “If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country” (Carter 2009). So if someone is in the middle-class or considered rich before a professional sports ticket is bought, think of how much that money could help a poor person. Instead of paying $50 plus dollars on a seat at the game for one night, it would be generous to pay $50 or more to a foundation that helps the economically impoverished with college and foundations that help them get food for their families.