Imagine That Your Class Just Finished Discussing All the Ways

Essay

Imagine that your class just finished discussing all the ways that poverty negatively affects development. After the discussion, one of your peers turns to you and asks, "Why do people need to continue studying poverty? Don't we already know it's bad? Why is neighborhood research so complicated? Can we just use the funds that currently support this type of research to relocate families living in poor neighborhoods to wealthier neighborhoods?" What would you tell your classmate?