Ullucci

Kerri Ullucci's article on Pathologizing the Poor: Impplications for Preparing Teachers to Work in High-Poverty Schools was very interesting.  As poverty remains to be a social problem, teachers need to pay close attention to educating students who are from a lower economic status.  While reading the article the first quote that stood out to me was “poverty creates daily obstacles that call on the strength and perseverance of those who endure it”. This quote was powerful to me because I could not imagine the strength the 16 million children who live in poverty have. they have to overcome obstacles from the day they are born. Students from a low-income backgrounds are automatically more likely to have health problems, developmentally delayed, and have behavioral problems. 

As an educator of youth it is important we realize that we need to pay attention to low income school districts. Teachers usually avoid schools such as these leaving inexperienced teachers to teach. The article mentions how teachers think students from depressed areas cannot be taught. Ullucci then gives the framework for teaching students who come from this background. Students in poverty are just as likely to succeed, and be leaders they just need the proper educators to push them enough. We need teachers to not be afraid of teaching these districts, but tackle these schools and make them better.

Once I graduate I am not sure where exactly I want to be as a youth worker. I see myself working in both suburban areas and urban areas. However, I am interested in working in urban communities because I feel like I can make the biggest impact. It was extremely said to read the statistics about how many children poverty affects. After reading this article I would like to make a difference with organizations that help children in poverty.