For this week we read the book It’s Not About Grit. In the first two chapters, it talks about poverty and some examples to show poverty in African American and Latino families. Poverty, a critical issue that exists in every single country. From my perspective, poverty is not only referring to the impoverished neighborhoods and suffering from daily life, but I think it also can refer to poor grades, instances of aggression, and other social problems, like selling drugs. There is an example of a 14 years old boy sells drugs. He was unaware that he was selling drugs. He just thought he was watching the mailbox and giving out little brown bags. He just follows what other people in a certain environment(prison). Many people do that, and he wants to have a sense of feeling of belonging. I think he must do something wrong then got catch and stayed in jail. The jail is the place that he is supposed to rethink and regret. However, the entire environment does not allow him to do that. In order to survive, he needs to know how to integrate into the prison circle and how to get along with people in the prison. I am wondering what can the prison really educate people? When a crime or similar problems happen, is the jail the better place to go? And how can people really get rid of poverty? My answer is education. When people are educated, they know how to find a better job and feed themselves well, they know how to behave well. Through education, we can decrease the unemployment rate.