What Are the Factors of Poverty?
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Now they we have distinguished the definition of Poverty it is important to learn how it comes about. There is no single cause that leads to Poverty. Poverty is to complex of an issue to be the result of just one problem, therefore there are many factors that can contribute to poverty in developing nations.
Day two's lesson will include introducing the student to the "Big Five" factors of poverty. These factors include disease, apathy, dependency, dishonesty, and ignorance. First the teacher should explain to the class that their is an important difference between causes and what we call factors that maintain conditions of poverty. Students need to understand that the difference is in terms of what we, today, can do about them. We can not go back into history and change the past. Poverty exists and poverty was caused therefore we need to understand how we can do something about the factors. To understand what we can do it is important that teachers explain the meaning of the five factors. When we say disease, we mean keeping the community healthy such as access to clean drinking water, separation of sanitation from drinking water, and knowledge of hygiene and disease prevention. Apathy can be described as wanting to take and learning to take charge of their own lives rather than giving up because of not caring. Dependency results from being on the receiving end of charity which in the short run this is good however, in the long run many look to this as not being able to help oneself or receive help from others that that they must turn to an outer source to depend on. Dishonesty is applied when resources that are intended to be used for a community are instead diverted into the private pockets of someone. Lastly, ignorance is a huge factor to poverty because it means having the lack of information or knowledge. The solution to the social problems of poverty is the social solution of removing these factors. Teachers can look to this website for more information on this. (Bartle)
In this lesson, students will pair up with a partners to come up with definitions of their own for these five factors. Once they have done that they will also come up with ways in which they believe that these five factors are affecting poverty. Lastly, students will draw pictures to describe what they have come up with. At the end of the day, students will be able to explain the five factors and how they relate to poverty.
Day two's lesson will include introducing the student to the "Big Five" factors of poverty. These factors include disease, apathy, dependency, dishonesty, and ignorance. First the teacher should explain to the class that their is an important difference between causes and what we call factors that maintain conditions of poverty. Students need to understand that the difference is in terms of what we, today, can do about them. We can not go back into history and change the past. Poverty exists and poverty was caused therefore we need to understand how we can do something about the factors. To understand what we can do it is important that teachers explain the meaning of the five factors. When we say disease, we mean keeping the community healthy such as access to clean drinking water, separation of sanitation from drinking water, and knowledge of hygiene and disease prevention. Apathy can be described as wanting to take and learning to take charge of their own lives rather than giving up because of not caring. Dependency results from being on the receiving end of charity which in the short run this is good however, in the long run many look to this as not being able to help oneself or receive help from others that that they must turn to an outer source to depend on. Dishonesty is applied when resources that are intended to be used for a community are instead diverted into the private pockets of someone. Lastly, ignorance is a huge factor to poverty because it means having the lack of information or knowledge. The solution to the social problems of poverty is the social solution of removing these factors. Teachers can look to this website for more information on this. (Bartle)
In this lesson, students will pair up with a partners to come up with definitions of their own for these five factors. Once they have done that they will also come up with ways in which they believe that these five factors are affecting poverty. Lastly, students will draw pictures to describe what they have come up with. At the end of the day, students will be able to explain the five factors and how they relate to poverty.