I come from a low-income family, and for me, education was not a priority in my family at all. As a matter of fact, attaining a higher level of learning has earned me quite a few comments from friends and family in my hometown who see me as "stuck up" or "snobbish" for attending college.
I have heard about studies, in a very general sense, that low income and low socioeconomic communities seem to lack in education and good schools, they have high student drop out rates, and low student motivation for learning. It is almost like a vicious cycle that occurs in low income communities. The parents of the children did not receive a good education and they end up stuck in a community of poverty and little opportunity at a way out. In turn, they might not see an importance to educate their children. They are simply just trying to survive let alone teach their children and enhance their vocabularies. Then their children end up becoming low performers in school and the cycle continues. Education needs to be seen as an important part of culture and society whether that society is poor or wealthy.
Awareness and change is the key to success. Sometimes that awareness starts with one, individual student. Like me.
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