EDU101.002Ch2SES

In the text __The Joy of Teaching__ by authors Jean E. Hall, Linda F. Quinn, and Donna M. Gollnick, part of chapter 2 discusses how the socioeconomic status (SES) of families affects students learning. A student's schooling is very much is affected by his/her family's income and wealth. Education for the low-income students is sometimes hard, but is never denied because of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act that “requires school districts to provide transportation from the homeless students to stay in their school of origin if their parents request it.” Because these families may be unable to afford housing, moving from school to school is usual. Students from middle-class families have high expectations from their parents and are expected to attend college or receive training after graduating from high school. Parents of middle class students also tend to be more involved with their child’s lives in school. Unlike the other two classes, upper class students have the advantage of tutors and/or private schools.