Thursday, September 23, 2010
Schools Brace for Young Parents, and Babies (article title)
This article was about New York schools for pragnent teens, or teen mothers. The article talked about how hard it is for teen moms to get an education with a child. "It is a School for Continued Education at 22 East 128th Street in Harlem, one of five schools dedicated exclusively to pregnant students or young mothers and one of a total of 41 such centers, most of which are housed inside conventional schools"(New York Times). The problem that is happening is that there is not enough room for all of the teen moms to attend schools like this. There is also a new law that is going to be going into affect, that will cut off government help for teen moms unless they can prove that they have been attending school. According to the New York Times, these schools are already crowded and there is not anymore room for the 4,500 to 10,000 other mothers that need to go to school. The people around the USA think thata it is the womans fault and they should have to go to school. I agree somewhat with that statement. I think that they should have to get some kind of education, but not right away. It is not always one hundred percent the fault of the woman. I think that having school that are only accepting teen moms or pregnant people is ok. It provided them with a place that they know will be able to take care of there child. I so not approve the idea that all school schould have to accomidate for the teen mothers. I think that it is their fault that they got in the situation they about ninty percent of the time. there are always other option that the mothers could turn too. They could attend school onlline or hire a babysiter to watch their child. This could be an option for many pregnant teens. I do agree with the law. on the other hand it would be difficult for some people to attend school, but it is also vital that they go to school graduate and get a job to support their child. I do not agree with teen preganacy but I think that once they have made the choice and a child is on the way the mother should make a plan for herslef and the child. School is importnat and all people should be given the same opportunity to attend school.
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Thanks for sharing you insights on this issue, Linay!
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