Time after time, education has proven to be a major factor in life success, both in terms of a person's health, finances, and ability to move upward as well as make independent life choices. While most people in America have similar access to education as young ones, the quality of the education is inconsistent across the nation and some people have more roadblocks to success in education than others. Homeless and LGBTQ+ populations each are at a higher risk than some other children for experiencing some of these roadblocks.
One of the reasons I believe that education can be so powerful is the fact that it is completed on one's own. No matter how much or how little help a person gets, the majority of the work they do throughout the course of their academic career had to have been done on their own. They had to choose to follow through with the effort entirely on their own. Nobody else can take credit for their work (unless they excessively cheated throughout the entire experience). Not only that, but the knowledge gained as well as the confidence in completing such an array of tasks cannot be taken away from the person, even if they are stripped of their credentials for any reason. This can be incredibly empowering, especially to individuals who have faced enormous challenges.
I think people both young AND old who may have experienced struggles with success could benefit from being encouraged to purse education, traditional or not. Any path that rewards these individuals with the same or similar gifts that traditional educational paths can could help improve lives. For LGBTQ+ and homeless populations, the more we can do to help them succeed in their pursuits, the more I believe we will see them begin to succeed with their lives.
To learn more about issues dealing with schools and the LGBTQ+ community, click here: https://www.edweek.org/topics/lgbt/index.html
To learn more about issues with school and homelessness, cluck here: https://nche.ed.gov/
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