Eric Jensen highlights seven issues that disproportionately affect students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in the classroom. Jensen outlines each of these issues and provides ways for students to address them. He reminds educators that poor students are still students and that teachers can support students in overcoming the obstacles they face. The common differences between students from high and low socioeconomic backgrounds he addresses are in regard to:
- Health and Nutrition
- Vocabulary
- Effort
- Hope and the Growth Mindset
- Cognition
- Relationships
- Distress
Authors: Eric Jensen
