New research on generational poverty—and its impact on teaching and learning—got some recent attention at Gateway Technical College.
The research was a recent topic of discussion at an in-service, led by Emma Hendriethe, Director of Student Support and Services, and Shayla Thompson, a Student Support Specialist. They also spoke on the air with Troy McDonald, host of the occasional Saturday morning program titled Generation Now.
Thompson said even with a concerted effort it often times takes three to five generations to completely break the cycle of poverty, saying that some people lack the benefits of what the experts call "inter-generational transfer of knowledge."
"Some folks don't know what resources are available to them," she said. "They don't have anyone providing them with that knowledge."
Thompson and Hendriethe both said that classroom teachers have to take into account that some students lack what might be perceived by some to be common knowledge.
The full program is available here.
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