Society's Constant

Education and jobs can be balanced, but they aren't. I agree that family structure is an issue in the United States for children, but it is not only an issue with the lower class. Every social class has those problems - teenagers rebelling, parents divorcing, and lack of connection between family members. The reason that it is so much more prominent in the lower class is that unlike the middle class and upper class, they have a lack of resources. They can't afford to take time for themselves to just have fun like the other classes. The parents need money to provide for their children and their children's children. And they don't have a sufficient income to house all of these people comfortably. So, what do they do? They can force their children to get jobs at young ages to help the family pay bills. They can abandon their family because the stress is too great. They can look for alternatives to make money, like drugs and robbery, because they don't have the proper education for high paying jobs. This is a lot of pressure for two parents, so whatever choices one makes will definitely lead to conflicts with the other. When their children see this fighting, they can either vow to make their family better, which could drive them to learn more for a high paying job or push them out of school to earn money fast. The kids' other option would be to abandon the family and try to make life on their own, which will just start the cycle over again. Disconnection between family members needs to be fixed. But, who's going to do it? The lower class doesn't have the money or free time to be able to go to their child's baseball game or to help with their kid's science project. The middle class has children of its own that they are pushing towards education so that they don't end up like the lower class. The upper class has the money and the free time to be able to help those in need, which some do; but how much help can they give them? If they just give the lower class money, how long will that last until they need more? They also can't tell the parents how to raise their kids, because no parents likes being told that they are a bad parent. They can't take the kids away and raise them themselves, because that's an exorbitant amount of children to take care of. So, what can be done? The options are unethical and uneconomical. This cycle will repeat itself. A public school education only gets kids so far in life, and most don't qualify for sufficient scholarships. The ones that do may not have the proper education to be able to write a unique essay to be accepted into an accredited college. But, let's say they do. How many young adults will that be? It won't be every child from the lower class, because the other social classes that have a more advanced education will outcompete them for the majority of the scholarships. Plus, not every lower class child will have that drive to be more. Those that do will graduate college, get a high paying job, and live out their days as middle class citizens. But, it won't be very many. The lower class will become more unstable as the years go on until a final conclusion, of which there is none. Because, the new standard of who's poor will change. Anyone who sees this as a problem can help if they want. That's what's needed in this world. People just with the willing to help others. Not a few people though, it would take a planet. We can't just stand by watching our fellow man slowly deteriorate, lose his legacy. We need to remember each other and what we have done. The good and the bad. It takes an open mind and perspective to understand the problems of others, and to realize that their problems affects our lives. If not that, than at least just help because helping those in need is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Almost as great as sex. How many people will do that though? Most people will see the poor as just the lower class, people that led themselves to where they are today. Even though, they tried their hardest to climb out of their holes. But, how much can they do? The hole just keeps getting bigger.