How Does Society Affect A Student's Education

Thinking about everything we have learned over the semester, the thing that has always stuck out to me is the students. There are so many factors that will affect how a student’s education may be successful or not. Believe it or not, society has a big impact on how the school education system will be. Even the neighborhood your child grows up in could determine how a child progresses in school. The family a child grows up in can impact a child dramatically. They may get everything they want, but if the parents are not together or fighting all the time do you really think the child is happy to see that. A child who may not get everything they want, but has a loving family will be one of the happiest kids you will meet. Lastly, teachers really …show more content…
The community can, even the neighborhood they grow up in can have an impact. And if we break it down even more, the socioeconomic status of the family also can. I would of never guessed the neighborhood around you could affect your education, but after talking about it over discussions it makes sense. If a student lives in a rough neighborhood that could partake in drugs, a student could get into the wrong crowd and follow those footsteps and not care about school. If we protect our children in neighborhoods, get them involved in fun activates and have a neighborhood full of friends their age they will enjoy school because those friends would continue with them. I think it is good to know this as a future educator and parent, it is good to find a safe neighborhood and community that we feel safe to raise our children. When thinking about family’s socioeconomic status, you may think how does that effect a child’s education that is their parent not them. Well, “students whose parents have not finished high school do not perform as well on standardized test as students who have finished high school and …show more content…
I want what is best for my students, make school fun for them and show them that I care about them as a person too. In today’s world, with divorce rate being about 50%, we never know what may be going on in our student’s lives. We need to have patience for them and listen to what they have to say. I truly believe making relationships with my students will get them to open up about things going on in their life and I will be able to work with them and accommodate to them. I will do everything in my power to take what we have learned from this course, to make sure my students have a successful school career and I hope to be that teacher they will remember