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I chose the case study of Tammy's story to reflect what I learned from social stratification and classism. Educators have the responsibility to support students who live in poverty. People always say education is the only way to change a life. However, without educators' support, students naturally follow their families' steps that will live in poverty in the future.
Classism is based on social stratification that depends on economic status. People are automatically are divided into different groups, and these social classes somehow, in turn, decide people's quality of life. According to our textbook, chapter 6, the author suggests teachers understand how poverty destroys and undermine students' abilities and performance in academics. The video's main character is a lady named Tammy; the study reveals that it's tough for people in poverty to strive and jump out of the hard life all by themselves. Through Tammy's son's story, we should foresee her grandson's fate in the future without support from the government. So, what should educators and society do to help make their life better? Those people who live in poverty strive for lives, and they work all day long to live. We may say fate itself is not fair. So what if everyone can give a hand to help and support? It's a social issue that everyone needs to consider.
We should learn a lesson from Tammy's story that we should not have discrimination and bias towards people who live in poverty because those in comfortable circumstances don't know the bitterness of misfortune of those people in a lower class. Before we make judgments, we should get to know the whole story of their status. Most importantly, our government should provide a better chance to these people to help them succeed in their lives rather than indifferences.
Reference
Sternheimer, K. (2019, November 25). Everyday sociology blog: Tammy’s story: Revealing rural poverty. Everyday Sociology Blog. https://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2019/11/tammys-story-revealing-rural-poverty.html

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