How Does Education Help Children Break the Cycle of Poverty?

Summary

The summary is written on the topic “How Does Education Help Children Break the Cycle of Poverty?” by Claire Wyndham. The main idea of the article is how education can terminate poverty along with the factors that keep children in an endless poverty loop.

In the first part the author mentions the contributions and changes of the worldwide pandemic to an education. The author presumes that even though the pandemic has had a detrimental effect on people’s well-being, the fundamental positive shift to the accessibility of education is very much visible. Therefore now, all the children are able to get a qualitative education from distance learning. Secondly the author explains the poverty itself.

In the second part of the article the author clearly gives a picture of what life is all about when you are poor. Malnutrition is one of the first things that poor children encounter, the deficiency of food leads to illnesses. Next come education and healthcare, it is not a wonder that underfunded schools give bad education , moreover some children play a role of babysitters and breadwinners in their families by instantly cutting themselves off from a good education. Visiting hospitals and private clinics may cost fortune , that is the reason why some impoverished people never obtain proper healthcare.

Lastly, the author clearly states how children can benefit from getting proper education. Being safe and sound: instead of being sexually abused, domestic violence victims children can be at their desk under the adult supervision. Secondly , the good education creates a base for future career and last but not least education spurs an opportunity for children to finally break the chain of poverty.

To sum up , the article was very informative , instructive and hope bringing.