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**Chapter 2: How Students are Influenced by Changes in America's…
**Chapter 2: How Students are Influenced by Changes in America's Society
As the socioeconomic status plays an important role, there is influence on students and the success they have in school
Socioeconomic status (SES) shows the combined effects of income, education level, and occupation with peoples values, attitudes, and success in life
Students response to schools are powerfully influenced by socioeconomic status
Poverty creates many challenges, from lack of basic needs to unstable home environments
Issues for both teachers and students have increased as the rate of childhood poverty
Educational success is influenced in many ways
one cause is if students basic needs are being met by standard
Language skills and school-related experiences that students bring to the classroom are also influenced
SES shapes attitude and values in parents and students with the importance of education and school
Large numbers of children are affected by homelessness, influencing their ability to succeed in school.
Many homeless children don't attend school regularly, but when they do, they have inadequate diets and below standard medical care along with unstable families
Student's who are vulnerable and at risk face many challenges with school success going from poverty to transience and unstable families
Resulting from these issues are educational problems that hinder school success
Community-based approaches in working with vulnerable students are being added in more
Parents are being involved more and designing and implementing comprehensive educational programs are being acted upon
The programs attempt to integrate services for students by linking many support agencies
Schools that are being effective for vulnerable students have a safe, orderly learning environment that prioritizes their academic goals
Studies upon resilient/successful children show that caring home and school environments with supportive and understanding adults can help students withstand challenges in society
Teachers who take effect with vulnerable students put together supportive interpersonal contacts with instructional structure and support
There have been many changes within the country's student body that would also affect today's teachers
Sexual activity is starting to go earlier on into a students life as time goes on and LGBTQ students are facing more and more challenges in school
Risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases have increased
Schools try to tackle these issues with sex education programs that would be effective
Sexual harassment for LGBTQ students are one of the challenges faced
Teachers have a role to play in communicating that sexual harassment will not be tolerated
Alcohol, drugs, violence, suicide, and child abuse are all challenges to students and teachers
Significant amount of students today experiment with alcohol and drugs and use them at an early age, even when it is declining
Obesity is an increasingly common health issue in students today
Negative effects are seen more in low-SES and cultural minority youth
Crime and violence are decreasing in schools, but still are an issue
Bullying still happens today as it is a safety issue as it damages individuals and grows to violence
School-wide safety programs have been added in response to bullying
Zero tolerance policies have also been added that expels students from anything involving drugs or weapons
Issues stemming from this has increased dropout rates, punishing students for small offenses, and differential treatment for minority students
American family and society has had changes occur overtime, and the implications for education
Previous traditions in an average household consists of a father who is the breadwinner and a stay at home mother who takes care of two children
As those society has developed, mothers have also taken the role of breadwinner, making it now scarce
Child care as become a concern today as it develops cognitive and interpersonal skills
The skills prepare a student when entering school
They extend later on in life into adulthood
There are kids today who arrive at homes without any supervision, having to keep guard until one or both parents come home