Blog #1

Studying about poor children and all of the different challenges that they go through is very upsetting. I learned so much about all the things that you have to think about and consider when dealing with these students. Poor children need extra support. Since parents can't (because of extra jobs or they don't know how) always give them everything they need, I want to help these students and give them certain things I can. I feel like it is part of my job to supply children with certain needs that they don't receive at home.


When I am a teacher I really want to give my students all the opportunities that I can. I will sit and read with my students, so they get extra time reading aloud to someone. Another thing I want to instill in my poor students is that I will listen to them. I want them to come to me when they need to vent or just have someone listen. Sometimes in these families there is not much focus on the child as the individual. I believe that my role is going to be to give my time and attention to these students every chance I get. I will not take attention away from my other students but, just put some extra in here and there for my poor students.


While studying abused and poor children, I felt like there are a lot of connections between the two. It makes me think that maybe poor children are neglected, and that is a form of abuse. Maybe not on purpose from the parents, but it happens. Even though parents of poor children might want to give their child more, they simply can't. So, even though it isn't on purpose, the child can still feel the neglect and the issues that come with that.

I hadn't put these two things together until I reflected on each topic.