Effect Of Socio Economic Status On Children In Grade 6 In Jamaica

Background To The Problem
During the researchers years of experience in teaching grade six students at a primary school in the parish of St. Andrew for the past 12 years it was observed that socioeconomic status affected their academic achievement. Some students perform well while some students performed poorly academically. In analyzing the results of these students academic performance it was evident that students who performed well were from working class homes while those who perform poorly were from lower class homes.
It was noted that students from working class background are bet…