What does money really have to do with it?

As a future educator it is important that we ask ourselves. What does money really have to do with it? How does money effect the lives of our students. Does it have an affect on their schooling and how so? Does it have an impact on their ability to achieve. How does money pertaining to education and our students affect us as teachers? The first article I read pertaining to this topic was "The Secret to High achieving schools". I thought it was very valuable how the article stated that the main reason for high achieving classrooms is the teachers. “Unequal school funding in the United States” by Biddle and Berliner discusses how "Better-funded school districts can attract teachers with higher levels of education, more experience, and higher scores on competency tests..." (Biddle and Berliner).  This shows that schools districts with more money than others attract teachers that in a way would be more well equipped in ensuring their students success. Teachers at school districts who are better funded also have it easier as they are provided with better facilities, school supplies these are very important to creating a great school environment. Often people in society including educators believe in the myth of the culture poverty. The article "The Myth of the Culture of Poverty" by Paul Gorski discusses that teachers often fall victim to believing this myth. He explains that people of lower income collectively different than those of a higher income level. However like he explained that is not the case at the beliefs and ways of living are different amongst people of a lower income people. He also tackled the many stereotypes held against poor people. Some including that they do not work as hard, their parents do not value education, and they more so than then rich people abuse drugs and alcohol. However none of these assumptions or generalisations based on research are true. This shows that money does not have to do with teachers making assumptions about their lower income students. They should not expect less from them as low income does not mean inadequate. I think it is very important for teachers to remember this as they are taking part in the culture of classism. Money more so has to do with the funding the schools they attend get. This will greatly impact their education and the socioeconomic opportunity gap students of lower incomes face. As teachers and society as a whole we need to focus on this rather than viewing poor people as the issue in the inequities in their future. Money does not have to do with the behavior and beliefs of a group of people. Rather it affects their opportunities in school and their future.