Question

Sarah is in 8th grade. Her mom works at a diner, but they had to move out of their apartment because she wasn't making enough money to pay the rent. Her family now moves among their friends' homes while her mom is attempting to save enough money for a permanent residence. Make a prediction as to how homelessness may affect Sarah's education. Justify your response using two or more complete sentences.

Answer 1

Not having a permanent home can affect Sarah's education for a variety of reasons. Among the reasons, we can point out that Sarah's mother's financial situation and homelessness can make her sad and worried. This can discourage her from studying and making her mental health poor, which will hurt not only her education but also all areas of her life. Also, since Sarah and her mother are living in favor, they will not have much space available and Sarah may not have a suitable place to study.

Finally, constant changes of residence are stressful and tiring, Sarah will have to help her mother whenever she needs to move home and this can make her late for school and miss some classes.

Answer 2

Sarah can be affected by her school and not having a stable home and that can cause stress that could affect her in school. Not having a permanent home may let her think she would have to drop out so she can how her mom with money.