Poverty Undermines Intelligence - Education Week

Chris Engel 9/9/135:53 PM

"So much has been written about the connection between poverty and performance that it seemed nothing materially new could emerge about the subject. Except this time, researchers explained in detail how and why being poor undermines even high innate intelligence ("Poverty can sap brainpower, research shows," Los Angeles Times, Aug. 31).

When students come from impoverished backgrounds, their need for the basic requirements of life monopolizes their attention to the point that their brainpower suffers...."

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/2013/09/poverty_vitiates_intelligence.html

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