Poverty

After watching the video about Tammy and her son, I realized how hard it is to get out of poverty after it is all that you know. I believe that her son's actions can eventually give him higher status one day. If he really does try hard in school and sports he has the potential to get a scholarship at college and get a higher education that his mom has. If he has the drive to want to be successful and not always been known as the "white trash" kid, then I think he can achieve that. It's sad though how he is ashamed of his mom and the way he lives. People look down on him and his family because of their lack of money, which is rediculous. If you are born into a family without any money it is hard to start from scratch and work your way up from the bottom. But I just think he is so concious of the way he lives and it bothers him so much to the point where it pushes him to progress and make something of himself. I wouldn't know what to tell people like this accept to keep trying hard to work and get an education. They are in a deep hole that is very hard to get out of, but I do think it is possible.