Self-education is not new. People have educated themselves on a variety of things by the process of experimenting and executing. We were taught traditional ways to acquire new information and skills at school. Teaching yourself or self-education demonstrates how you actively decided to learn something without teachers or guidance. Why is self-education the key to […]
A household that lives below the poverty line is a poor one. However, are monetary factors, more specifically the income, enough to decipher the poverty level a family has to face? That is why some economists uphold the theory of Ecological Poverty, which considers another fundamental attribution of human life – the environment. What Determines […]
The Cycle of Poverty describes a loop in which poverty persists in a whole family’s tree for years: a child lives in impoverishment, grows up unemployed, and later cannot secure sufficient finance for their family. How to break this seemingly endless chain of devastation? How can a child grow up receiving adequate resources to develop […]
It is already the 21st Century, and food produced by worldwide farmers is abundant to feed everyone. Why are we still thinking about hunger? Unfortunately, poverty and hunger are still one of the most pressing issues due to a straightforward reason: around 690 million people in the world suffered from hunger in 2020. While you […]
Children are most vulnerable to negative influences from the outer world and require protection and special care from adults. However, not every child receives equal and well-off upbringings due to a myriad of causes, one of which is poverty. Poverty Effects On Children’s Health Children living in low-income households are liable to poorer health. In […]
On one hand, Academic Pressure can be a motivation for students. It can have a significant influence on students because it helps students get out of their comfort zone to try their best while studying. On other hand, Academic Pressure can also turn into stress which causes students to feel burdened, leading to a downgrade […]
The expectation to get into a prestigious college, receive an amazing GPA, while actively participating in extracurricular activities is constantly stressing students out. This is described as Academic Pressure–an experience in which students are overwhelmed by the efforts spent to meet high demands in achieving certain results such as GPA, awards, and scholarships. Students regardless […]
Education can change people’s lives and reduce Poverty as it brings us knowledge and builds our self-reliance. While knowledge is an endless term that covers all angles of our lives, I want to give you insight into a specific approach in teaching and learning – STEM Education. STEM Education has recently been adopted by many […]