Session 1
This source of income is not considered when calculating if a person is in poverty
Unemployment compensation
Food Stamps
Income of family members in the household
Child Support
What are Food Stamps?
Capital gains, incomes of roommates, and housing subsidies are also not counted
A program that provides assistance for basic needs such as rent, food, non-food, medication, fuel, utilities and other essential services.
What is General Assistance?
A household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food
What is Food Insecurity?
Often mistaken for hunger, which is an individual physiological condition of needing to eat
-Safety
-Trustworthiness
-Choice
-Collaboration
-Empowerment
-Cultural competence
What are trauma informed principles.
An explanation of why you did what you did.
a.) reason b.) excuse
What is a.) reason
Ruby Paine's framework asserts that different classes have different ___________.
a.) motivation b.) family values
c.) hidden rules d.) opportunities
What is c.) hidden rules
During the Covid 19 pandemic millions of people lost their jobs. During that time what did the collective wealth of the 651 billionaires living in the U.S. do?
a.) it rose by 36%. b.) it stayed roughly the same
c.) it decreased by 22%
What is a it rose by 36%
Which of the following is recommended to move students from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset?
a.) not allowing make up work after the assignment is due
b.) allowing make up work after an assignment is due
c.)requiring make up work after an assignment is due
What is c.) requiring make up work after an assignment is due
The overall trend in poverty percentages in Maine since 2016
(Decreasing, Increasing, or Staying the Same)
What is decreasing?
Poverty percentages have dropped from 14.7% in 2012 to 10.8% in 2022
https://www.statista.com/statistics/205471/poverty-rate-in-maine/
All general assistance is given in cash form.
True or False
What is false?
General assistance is granted in voucher form only.
This does not work to correct negative neurological effects in children who have grown up in poverty.
Managed stress levels
Novel complex learning
Shame
Hopeful social climate
What is shame?
There is hope! Brains can be changed, specifically by positive engagement at school.
-Acute single incident
-Chronic-repeated
-Complex-chronic
What are the 3 different types of trauma?
A reason that attempts to excuse a behavior that you know in some way to be improper, inappropriate or wrong.
a.) reason b.) excuse
What is b.) excuse
The hidden rules that govern schools and work typically come from which class?
a.) poverty b.) middle class
c.) wealth d.) it depends on the school or job
What is b.) middle class
If all students in low income countries just had basic reading skills an estimated ________ people could escape extreme poverty.
a.) 17 million b.) 157 million c.) 171 million
What is c.) 171 million
A stress hardy personality demonstrates the following 3 qualities
Commitment, Control and ________
a.) Consistency. b.) Challenge c.) Change
What is b.) Challenge
What students and school systems do NOT miss out on when they do not fill out Free and Reduced Lunch paperwork in Maine
Food at school
Poverty awareness
Title funding
Fee waivers
What is food at school?
Maine has universal free lunch, but when families do not fill out the paperwork we lose critical information about the student population
Oxford Street Shelter is for families.
True or False
What is false.
Oxford Street Shelter is for men 18 and older. They have very limited beds for women.
The modification of gene expression, possibly by addition of a methyl group to DNA
Genetics
Epigenetics
mRNA
Heritable traits
What is Epigenetics?
Abuse, Household challenges and Neglect
What are Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs)?
"I don't have my work because it was in my friend's car and it got towed" is an example of a ______.
a.) reason b.) excuse
What is a.) reason
Students that come from poverty do not understand the hidden rules of the middle class, so it's best to lower your expectations for them in school settings.
a.) true b.) false
c.) it depends on the student's circumstances
What is b.) false
Out of the 284 million people who suffer from anxiety disorders globally, what percentage are women?
a.) 57 % b.) 63% c.) 74%
What is b.) 63%
When dealing with students living in poverty should teachers try to cultivate their moral or their performance character?
What is their performance character
The number of household members for to meet the United States poverty guideline in 2023 with an income of $30,000
What is 4?
A single adult meets the poverty guideline at just $14,580, which is far below the cost of living in Greater Portland.
This shelter is the hub of services for homeless and runaway youth providing immediate access and service coordination. They help to meet the immediate needs of teens.
What is the Preble Street Teen Center?
Part of the brain's surface, which can be less developed in children experiencing poverty
Amygdala
Corpus Collosum
Frontal Lobe
Cortex
What is the Cortex?
Reduced cortical surface area is a dramatic effect for children in families who make less than $50k/year
-Reward/Punishment vs Skill Development
-Low and Slow
-Being empathetic rather than sympathetic makes you and your classroom safe
What are 3 examples or trauma responsive strategies?
______ provide opportunities for growth while ______ perpetuate victimhood.
a.) excuses, reasons b.) reasons, excuses
c.) reasons, reasons d.) excuses, excuses
What is b.) reasons, excuses
The idea that money is to be spent (rather than managed or invested) is a hidden rule of which class?
a.) poverty b.) middle class
c.) wealthy d.) none of the above
What is a.) poverty
Between 2014 and 2017 Maine's youth homeless rate grew at about _____ times the national rate.
a.) 2 times b.) 4 times c.) 6 times
What is b.) 4 times
According to Dan Pink the 3 rules of a growth mindset are 1. learn, learn, learn. 2. Capitalize on Mistakes/confront deficiencies and .....
a.)work hard/effort is key
b.)prove yourself over and over
c.)believe things will come naturally to you
What is a.) work hard/effort is the key
This age group has the highest estimated percentage of people living in poverty in Maine, at 19.10%
Children under 5
Children 5-17
Adults 18-64
Adults over 65
What is Children under 5?
This is actually a relatively small percent of the total state population living in poverty, but nearly 1 in 5 Maine toddlers are living in poverty
This shelter offers a safe place for homeless and runaway youth ages 12 through 20.
What is the Preble Street Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter.
The reduction in prefrontal cortex (impulse control) development in children growing up in poverty is similar to adults who have experienced this health problem.
Brain cancer
Stroke
Concussion
Migraine
What is stroke?
Poverty can also affect development of the hippocampus, which is responsible for consolidation of short-term to long-term memory.
Vicarious Trauma/Secondary Traumatic Stress/Compassion Fatigue is the emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experience of another.
True or False
What is true.
Rather than trying to differentiate between reasons and excuses, it's better to:
a.) assume all reasons are excuses
b.) assume all excuses are valid reasons
c.) help students move from a victim to survivor mindset
d.) not listen to anything students are saying
What is c.) help students move from a victim to survivor mindset.
Helping students with their homework, contacting schools/teachers when needed, and enrolling students in extracurricular activities are:
a.) things all families innately know how to do
b.) hidden rules of the middle class and above
c.) things only parents who love their kids do
d.) necessary for the success of students
What is b.) hidden rules of the middle class and above
Based on U.S. Census data more than what percentage of adults lived in homes where there was often not enough food to eat in 2021?
a.) 6% b.) 8% c.)10%
What is c.) 10%
The 4 main attributes of survival are resilience, ingenuity, honesty and ___________.
a.) courage b.) hard work. c.) loyalty