April 7,2010 Racial Stratification and the Politics of Culture

This article seemed like more of the same to me, but at least this article focused on the underclass and not just minorities being oppressed. In my opinion one of the main reasons students fail especially younger students is lack of parent involvement. I see this every week with one of the students I work with in the VIPS program. This student has very little support from home, he usually doesn't get breakfast so he is hungry and this distracts him. Also there is no help with homework or readings that are sent home. This student is clearly behind because of this and the lack of support is always going to hold him back. Granted there are other factors, but this is a big one.