Chapter 2: Today's Students

In the text, “The Joy of Teaching,” Gene E. Hall and others express the affect of socioeconomic status on students and their education. There are different ranges to the status of families, ranging from low-income families, to the middle class, up to the upper middle class. Hall presents that students who come from low-income families usually have health problems and are unable to attain higher education, making them struggle to live. The middle class, or the White and Blue-collar workers are families that make enough money to live and support their families and are more able to attend higher education, allowing for more opportunity. The higher class families are able to ensure that their kids “able to achieve high academic levels and attend college,” because of the wealth they can achieve (66). Socioeconomic status affects the level of education that one can achieve and the life that they lead.