Poverty and Education

Jul 09, 2026 04:31 · 6:07 · English · Whisper Turbo · 3 স্পিকার
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This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English dot com.
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Hello, I'm Dan.
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And I'm Alice.
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And this is 6 Minute English.
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Today we're talking about a new report that examines how poverty can affect education.
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The report from the Organisation for Economic Co -operation and Development,
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or OECD,
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studies whether there is an inevitable link between wealth
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and academic performance.
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You'd think that children from poorer backgrounds perform less well at
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school than children from richer backgrounds.
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Right, Alice?
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Well that makes sense.
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If you're from a disadvantaged background then the odds are
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stacked against you.
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You're less likely to succeed because the situation is unfavourable.
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But the OECD report says that in certain countries children
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from poorer backgrounds are more likely to achieve good grades and do well academically despite
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having the odds stacked against them.
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So it's easier for poorer school students or pupils to
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achieve high grades in some countries rather than others then,
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Dan?
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Exactly.
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They achieve against the odds.
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For example,
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poorer children in Canada and Japan are more likely to achieve good grades than
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poor children in the UK.
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There's a more level playing field in those countries than in Britain.
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That's a good phrase.
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A level playing field.
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It comes from sport.
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If you're playing on a level playing field,
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it's a fair situation for everybody.
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So where are poorer pupils most likely to do well then,
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Dan?
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Ah, well,
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that's this week's question,
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actually, Alice.
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Which country do you think came top in the OECD list
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for pupils doing well,
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even when the odds are stacked against them?
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Was it A,
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Finland,
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B,
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Canada, or C,
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South Korea?
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And I'll guess Finland.
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Well,
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we'll see if you're right at the end of the programme.
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Now let's hear from Professor Yvonne Kelly from the University of Essex.
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She specialises in how economic factors can influence childhood development.
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Here she is talking about her research in the UK.
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What factors does she say could be affected by different levels of family income?
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We compared levels of family income
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with the likelihood of children having social and emotional difficulties
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and also their cognitive ability skills.
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So the research compared levels of family income,
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that's how much money a family earns,
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with the likelihood of children having social and emotional difficulties.
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Social here refers to how people live and work together,
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and emotional refers to how the children react to their feelings.
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So the income of a family could affect whether the children
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have social and emotional difficulties.
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And the research also looked at children's cognitive ability skills.
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That's the way children learn.
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Cognitive is a scientific term that refers to how we process information.
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And what were the findings of this research then,
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Dan? Well,
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Professor Kelly says that children from low -income families were more likely to show symptoms of social
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and emotional difficulties.
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She says they can be more fidgety,
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restless and clingy.
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Could you explain some of these terms for us,
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Alice? Sure.
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Well,
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to fidget means to make small,
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quick movements in a nervous way.
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So fidgety means moving nervously.
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Being restless means you're unable to relax.
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And clingy,
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well, here it means that the child doesn't want to be separated from their parents.
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OK,
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let's listen to Professor Kelly again.
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How many times more likely were children from poorer backgrounds to suffer from social and emotional
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difficulties?
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Children from the poorest households were between seven and eight times more
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likely to have social and emotional difficulties,
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things like being excessively fidgety,
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restless,
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clingy,
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compared to their better -off counterparts.
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So children from poorer backgrounds were seven or eight times more likely to
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be fidgety,
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restless and clingy than their better -off counterparts.
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Better off here means richer and a counterpart is
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a person who's at the same level or who does the same job.
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So the better off counterparts here are children of the same
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age who are from richer backgrounds.
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But Dan,
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did you say that some countries have less of a divide between the grades of
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richer pupils and poorer pupils than other countries?
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That's right.
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Although there's a strong link between family income and how well pupils perform at school,
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the report says that the education systems in some countries are more likely to help
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students from poorer backgrounds develop self -confidence and motivation to succeed.
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OK,
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so don't keep me waiting,
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Dan. Which countries are they?
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Well,
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I can tell you that South Korea...
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Finland, Japan,
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Turkey and Canada are the most successful countries in terms of poorer
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pupils achieving high results.
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But today's question was which country came top in the OECD
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list for poorer students getting higher grades?
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Was it A,
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Finland?
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B.
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Canada or C.
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South Korea.
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And I said Finland?
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Well,
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in fact,
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it was South Korea.
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In fact,
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the top five places by regional and national school systems are all in Asia.
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South Korea leads the countries and Shanghai,
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Hong Kong,
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Macau and Singapore are also in the top five.
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France,
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Australia and the US are around average for pupils succeeding against the odds
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and the UK is unfortunately well below average.
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Well, Alice,
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before we go,
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let's hear some of the words and phrases we've used in today's programme.
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OK.
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Thanks, Alice.
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I hope you've enjoyed today's programme and you'll join us again for more 6 Minute English
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next time.
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Bye!

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