How do poverty and low birth weight affect the educational future of children?
a. As long as adequate nutrition is received in school, they will be able to achieve at the same rate as their peers.
b. These children experience higher dropout rates and lower future earnings.
c. No connection has been found between low birth weight and future academic achievement.
d. With proper teaching techniques, children can overcome their impoverished beginnings.
B Correct Answer: These children experience higher dropout rates and lower future earnings.
Feedback for Correct Answer: Studies have found that low birth weight babies from low income families children will be more likely to drop out of high school and more likely to earn as much as 15% less than their normal birth weight peers (Johnson, 2007).
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