discussion
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1a.docxReadings
· Our Kids (Putnam, 2015) Chapter 5
· Health Facts from http://measureofamerica.org/2008-2009-report/factoids
· U.S. stands out as a rich country where a growing minority say they can’t afford food (Stoke (2013) from the Pew Research Center) http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/05/24/u-s-stands-out-as-a-rich-country-where-a-growing-minority-say-they-cant-afford-food/
Media
· A Place at the Table: (you will need to acquire the movie using your own means. Places to look are YouTube, ITunes, Amazon, Your local library)
1a. Read the following article:
Evidence grows of poverty’s toll on young brains
Abigail Becker, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
7/6/16
1b. Discuss 3 of the main findings and facts regarding the correlation between mental capacity and poverty.
2a. Watch the movie "A Place at the Table" (you will need to acquire the movie using your own means (you could try YouTube, ITunes, Amazon, Netflix, or your local library).
Try viewing it for here (though the volume is very low)
Jacobson, K., & Silverbush, L. (Directors). (2013). A Place at the Table. [Video file].
2b. Choose ONE of the families from the movie and discuss THREE barriers the family faces in providing proper nutrition? For example:
· Cost of food
· Lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in the inner cities
· Poor quality meals
· Junk-food advertising
· Poor housing conditions
· Welfare bureaucracy
3a. Read the following short fact sheets from Feeding America:
Facts and Faces of Hunger in America
Tough choices: Devastating consequences
3b. Pick at least 3 statistics from the Feeding America fact sheets that really stand out to you and explain why they resonate with you.
4a. Watch the following video the interview with the author of our textbook: Robert D. Putnam: America's Opportunity Gap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yntEpa9tB5g
4b. From the evidence in Chapter 5 of "Our Kids" (Putnam, 2015) and the information from the "America's Opportunity Gap" video, describe 3 ways in which communities changed from the 1950's to our current society in how we care and support our kids?
