How is poverty measured?

[@shannonsesco1785]

Very interesting. I have had to see some of my students in this situation.

[@anitagrice2992]

Poverty is a very real reality that does affect our students in many areas. We should all be more aware.

[@lavorien1587]

pov: you’re making a country in your geography class and you got assigned the Poverty one in your group

[@Social_Mechanic]

What, your $1.90 a day? People can't live off of that. In order to achieve a normal human life expectancy of just over 70 years, people need roughly 2.7 to 3.9 times that amount. That is the ethical poverty line. More people than before actually live in poverty if you measure it that way.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nicely explained.

[@barbarachavez9189]

Students in poverty have a tendency to score lower than higher income students because parents have the education to support their child where students in poverty parents don't usually have the education to provide support. But on the same note students have the same ability for them to achieve their goals.

[@claudiaruiz7978]

Students in poverty will struggle throughout their educational career.

[@isakfalk-eliasson1675]

Still don't understand what the hell the global poverty line signifies. So they: 1. Do assessments where people rate their wellbeing in countries? 2. Based on these assessments (coupled with material numbers, I suppose), they define the internal poverty line of each country. They get a poor percentage, and a non-poor percentage of each country's population. Then what? How do we go from that to a "global" fixed number poverty line....?

[@NetcommyNetcommy]

Our Aim Zero Defect

[@janjohnston9318]

Poverty does not have to effect education.

[@jacksongash2067]

How can you equate poverty to just access to goods and services? What about the sense of well being not just physical well being? is this more important? Do the moral or ethical conscious have a big part to play in well being? why does the west equate everything to income and consumption???? If we read books like adam smith weath of nations we see how bankers see the world and people, as assets to utilize and organise...you judge development as a straight line going forward, measured by industry

[@MinilovesJS]

Its like studying geography...><

[@josevega5208]

Poverty is a reality in the economical case but you can find the poverty mental. This is when the people have stable economical situation and not wish study (only think in text phone, talking). tomorrow he or she will be under of line of poverty.

[@JoshPerenara]

Sry same tool can be used to hold poor down sadly worlds wealth distribution proves this

[@tsavnandetsavnande2921]

Poverty is real and a major challenge in Africa

[@raimundovidal6097]

Wotah

[@kimedwards5016]

identifying the presence of students who live in poverty level environments...