Conclusively, poverty is a culprit for lower scores on standardized tests and can even create gaps in the IQ’s of students in higher and lower socioeconomic status’. Students living in poverty do not have access to the same support systems or resources that would help students overcome their hardships. Teachers can aid students in rising above their circumstances by providing a supportive environment in their classrooms that will break down barriers so that no socioeconomic level is evident in the classroom. Teachers can foster learning to meet individual student needs and decrease inequality in the classroom. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. declared, “The job of the school is to teach so well that family background is no longer an
Conclusively, poverty is a culprit for lower scores on standardized tests and can even create gaps in the IQ’s of students in higher and lower socioeconomic status’. Students living in poverty do not have access to the same support systems or resources that would help students overcome their hardships. Teachers can aid students in rising above their circumstances by providing a supportive environment in their classrooms that will break down barriers so that no socioeconomic level is evident in the classroom. Teachers can foster learning to meet individual student needs and decrease inequality in the classroom. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. declared, “The job of the school is to teach so well that family background is no longer an