In the 1600s when Africans were dragged out of their homes and villages and packed on ships in such inhumane conditions to be forced to work as slaves in various colonies including America, black people lost their freedom. For years Blacks lived as slaves and were mistreated by their owners/slave…

#TempleSocEd Where I am from, working while going to college is something completely out of the norm even for low income families. When I moved to America and began university I decided that I want to work so I could be able to purchase necessities for myself so I would…

#TempleSocEd No one saw COVID 19 coming, it took the entire world by surprise, affecting the daily lives of many including children. Adults lost their jobs and still do not have a reliable source of incoming to provide for their children and families. Children are not attending school as they…

#TempleSocEd Housing inequality and residential segregation plays a major role in educational inequality. Housing and education are directly intertwined as families who earn low incomes are forced to live in urban areas where the schools lack resources and are considered as high poverty schools. These students are also affected by…

Week 2 Reading #TempleSocEd Hearing the phrase “educational inequality” makes me think of the many individuals who are not able to gain access to the educational opportunities that are available due to the main factor being low income in families . Hearing that phrase also makes the think about the…

#TempleSocEd COVID-19 has definitely been an eye opener for quite a number persons worldwide. What is now considered to be the norm is something would be seen in movies and think that something like this would never take place in the world we live in , but here it is…