The origination
I chose was National Black Child Development Institute. The information that
seemed particularly relevant to my professional development was a podcast on
poverty entitled: The New Face of Poverty. The podcast cause me to see poverty
in a new light. It emphasized how to look of poverty is not the same. The
stereo types of the past no longer apply to children and families dealing with
poverty. The New Face of Poverty discusses how the current state of the economy
is affecting families. Families and schools that did not have to worry about finances
are finding themselves struggling to make ends meet. The podcast allowed understanding
that everyone is affected by finances. The worst part about the economy is
education is being compromised. The podcast allowed me to see the importance of
policies and programs politicians are implementing in order to improve
education policies such as free meals. Free meals have been around for a long
time, but in some states and counties are adjusting the policy in order to
ensure no child goes hungry because they are able to pay for breakfast and lunch.
The information
from the pod cast allowed me to see that something positive can come from a negative
effect of poverty. For instance, in the podcast one of the guess discuss the
effect of the struggling economy on her school district. The school district
was unable to successfully support every school in that district. Some of the
middle schools were closed because they were unable to afford to keep them
open. As a result, some schools were turned into elementary/junior high
schools. The guest discussed how students’ grades begin to improve. She was
able find research showing students in schools that are combinations of
elementary and junior high schools tend to do better than students who attend
stand alone junior highs. The district was originally distraught about having
to close schools because of financial issues, but in the end something positive
came from it.
Reference
NBCDI National Black Child Development Institute. (2013). News Dr.
DeHaney Featured on Podcast about " The New Face of Poverty". Retrieved from
http://www.nbcdi.org/news/dr-dehaney-featured- podcast-about-new-face-poverty
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