Community reviews for The Poverty Line

I was conflicted about rating the "support" level of this site. On one hand, I feel like the site is lacking, and could be improved by better labeling, and a lot more information-- even anecdotal information, personal stories, a social aspect, etc. On the other hand, though, I know that some students look at the food and pictures and "click," finally understanding what the poverty line means to different people. In my opinion, this is best used as one of many tools illustrating world poverty.

The photography is great, but if you don't already understand that the poverty line numbers represent the amount people can use on food for a day it is confusing. I use this in an unstructured way. I let the students investigate and converse on their own, stepping in when I hear something that connects to the book. It would be hard to create an organized assignment with the site.