Answer to Question #294511 in English for Pan

Question

Five-year-old Jayden begins Kindergarten today in a public school located in an urban North Carolina city. Lydia, his 22-year-old single mom, dropped out of high school when she became pregnant. For most of his life, Jayden and his mom lived with his grandmother, but they are currently living with her boyfriend who is steadily employed as a mechanic. Lydia works as a waitress most evenings but has recently completed her GED and has started technical school to become a medical assistant.

1. What assets does Jayden’s family have?

2. What challenges might they face?

3. How might these family factors influence Jayden’s readiness for school?

 

Answer 1

• The assets that the family have includes the house they are living in and the properties in it.
• The challenges they might face include domestic conflicts since there is no guarantee that the mechanic is willing to raise a son he did not sire. They might also experience financial challenges since medical assistant jobs are not well paying, and the mechanic job is not reliable.
• The family conflicts will make it difficult for Jayden to concentrate in class, while financial challenges may delay his entry to kindergarten.