Many school-age
children are affected by critical problems that directly influence their lives
and often have negative outcomes in the classroom. Among these problems are
poverty, homelessness, and teenage parenting to name a few. Significantly, teachers,
therefore, need to be alert to these problems. The children who come into a
teacher's classroom each August or September bring their own personal drama. Although
they may wish to start afresh with the beginning of the new school year, many
are unable to shake off their problems as it is part of their current
out-of-school lives. It is likely that some of these students bear deep scars
from their past experiences and that some are currently caught up in desperate
widespread social ills. The family is receiving welfare benefits. Neither the
child nor the parents have health insurance. An increasing number of children
are being raised by single parents. Approximately ¾ million teenagers get
pregnant each year here in the U.S. and approximately ½ million babies are
birthed the balance is killed by abortion. When problems threaten the safety,
health, or well-being of students, whether within or outside the school, educators
must intervene to maintain a productive school
climate that protects students and promotes learning.
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