MGPR Project: Learning/Teaching in Poverty

I want to cover the topic of learning/teaching in poverty. As a teacher, one already has an idea of where they want to teach and the students that the environment will bring. Growing up in an inner city/ urban area allows me to understand the students that are in the shoes I was in. I've always wanted to work in a public school setting. Teaching in poverty is hard, but learning in that environment is even harder. The students that are in these schools have backgrounds that many children shouldn't have to experience. They may have parents that work multiple jobs in order to survive (leaving them alone to work on homework and study), they may be responsible for their younger siblings (cutting time away from their school work), or they may go home to an environment where nothing positive is present. All children are different and the situations that I listed above are unfortunately typical situations. I want to do my research paper on various ways to connect with these students, help them, and make them grow. No child should receive less of an education compared to the next; they shouldn't be punished for their parents situation (not saying that it's always the parents fault either). Teachers have such influences on children and I want to be that teacher that makes a difference. I want to expose my children to life outside of the city, allow them to see the potential that each of them have, and get them on the right path to a better future. The research I conduct and the results that I find will definitely be put into use in my future classroom. I want the best for my students...which teacher doesn't??