Which county is better than the other? (use common sense)
100
The state of being extremely poor
What is poverty
100
Limited time and financial resources make it difficult for parents to create a home-based learning environment
What are learning resources
100
Schools in high-SES communities suffer from high levels of unemployment and low educational achievement
What is false
100
Beth is 16 and dropped out of school to take care of her newborn baby
What is low SES?
100
Which county is more wealthy and has better school systems? Fulton or Decatur?
What is Fulton
200
Having a great deal of money, resources, or assets
What is wealthy
200
Teacher turnover, limited resources and low academic performance
What is school environment
200
Families with high socioeconomic status are successful in preparing children for school with books, and toys to encourage learning
What is true
200
Chad drives to school in a car his parents bought him but he works part time on the weekend to pay for gas
What is middle SES
200
Which county is more wealthy and has better school systems? Cobb or Putnam county?
What is Cobb
300
Total measure of a person's work experience and of an individual's or family's economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation
What is Socioeconomic status
300
Low SES students are forced to take lower level courses or vocational courses that don't prepare them for higher education
What is academic achievement
300
When basic necessities are lacking, parents must place top priority on housing, food, clothing, and health care instead of education
What is true
300
Rachel never sees her mom because she works 3 jobs and she also never comes to school events.
What is low SES?
300
Which county is more wealthy and has better school systems? Gwinnett or Macon?
What is Gwinnett
400
Lower education, poverty, and poor health
What is Low economic status
400
highly-qualified teachers often avoid such schools by committing to more affluent school communities
What is lack of qualified teachers
400
students from low-SES groups learned less over 4 years than children from higher SES groups, graduating 4.3 grade levels higher SES groups
What is true
400
Tyler is accepted to an ivy league because his parents donated a new library last school year
What is high SES
400
Would better school systems be in Gwinnett or Fulton? Fulton is number 1 in all of Georgia per capita income.
What is Gwinnett
500
high income level and high education level
What is high economic status
500
These feelings of loneliness and inadequacy often influence the decision to drop out for many students
What is lack of motivation
500
In 2007, the high school dropout rate among 16-24 was highest in high-income families (16.7 %) as compared to low-income families (3.2 %)
What is false
500
Sarah doesn't have to work because her parents want her to focus on only school work
What is Middle SES
500
What county is more wealthy: Baldwin or Putnam county?