Ok, here’s what you gotta do for this discussion:
Watch zoom lecture on childhood poverty.
https://osu.zoom.us/rec/share/lqtRpfQCbIpaBaRCTzCq5xj5XKZE1u0CoyNGqPLeOyDlqSKULviQXSSZsgT5zEcn.38KlFu6KU74wVOfk (Links to an external site.)
Make sure you read chapters 7 and 8 first and then:
Read: Does America Have a Caste System?
https://theconversation.com/does-america-have-a-caste-system-89118 (Links to an external site.)
Watch: Watch this video with a friend or family member. Before you watch the video, ask yourself and a friend or family member these questions:
Wealth Inequality in America (Links to an external site.)
Discover: What the poverty rate is like in your home city:
Poverty by city: https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=poverty%20by%20major%20city&tid=ACSST1Y2018.S1701&t=Poverty (Links to an external site.)
https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2018-poverty-rate.html (Links to an external site.)
Play: Go to SPENT:
http://playspent.org/ (Links to an external site.)
and click on “Accept the Challenge”. First, “Find a Job” and then make decisions about how to spend your money. Your balance is at the top left-hand side of the page. How many days did you last? What decisions do you wish you would have done differently? Why?
Write about the following: Separate out your responses to each prompt into a separate paragraphs.
After watching Wealth inequality video write: What was your reaction to the video?What was your friend/family member’s reaction to the video? Share what you learned (1 point)