A case study is examined to illustrate possible approaches to care and personal reflections of the author will be shared regarding issues of teenage pregnancy. In 2009 almost 410,000 infants were born to United States teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19. Nearly two-thirds of births to women younger than 18 and more than half of those among 18 and 19-year-olds were a result of unintended pregnancies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). This represents a teen birth rate as much as nine times greater than other developed countries and is especially high among black and Hispanic teens in southern states (Vital signs: teen pregnancy, 2011). Those at highest risk of teen pregnancy are girls from single parent homes, families with low socioeconomic status, and girls with a sister who became pregnant as a teenager (Talashek, Alba, & Patel, 2006).
Thirty percent of teenage girls who have dropped out of school listed pregnancy or parenthood as the primary reason (“Teen Pregnancy Prevention”, n.d.). That percentage does not seem as high as some people think, but what kind of jobs can these females hold without a diploma or GED? Only 40 percent of teen moms finish high school (“Teen Pregnancy Prevention,” n.d.). It is understandable on why these girls do not finish high school, but it is extremely crucial that they
Bill Nye says that most students are distracted by the opposite sex because they are worried about looking good and making a good first impression on the opposite sex. This could be right for two students out of every twenty but then those students are also not doing what they wanted to be doing at college; getting a good education so they can get a better job. The fact that only a very few students are distracted by the opposite sex doesn’t mean that Baldwin Wallace should make a significant change for the rest of the student
While there are several “rags to riches” stories that serve to encourage the members of the lower class to work hard and achieve their dreams, much truth lies in the fact that the government does not provide enough opportunities for them to do so. I would recommend revising the school choice provision of the No Child Left Behind Act in order to enable the mobility of students to schools located outside of their district. By doing so, many of the children within the working class would have the option to attend a school where they could receive the same opportunities as those of their high-born
Though most illicit drug use by teens declined over the past decade, teen prescription drug misuse steadily increased (Johnston, O'Malley, Bachman, & Schulenburg, 2008). In 2003, roughly 2.3 million teens in the U.S. reported lifetime nonmedical use of a prescription drug (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2004). By 2008, that number had jumped to 4.7 million teens, or one roughly in five teens in the U.S. (Partnership Tracking Study [PATS], 2009). In contrast, from 2002 to 2008, reported lifetime marijuana use among teens aged 12 to 17 decreased from 20.6 % to 16.5 % (SAMHSA, 2009). In addition, of the estimated 1.7 million emergency room visits in the U.S. in 2006 related to drug misuse, more than 700,000
In Margaret Wente’s Globe and Mail column “Inside the Entitlement Generation” she seems to strongly generalize that the greater part of this generation of students is “lazy” and want to succeed but with only putting in the least amount of effort. Wente appears to argue that childhood adolescence is expanding, which as professor Gibney says, refers to young adults who are not fully equipped for the realities of adulthood. Wente’s statement that this generation of students feels entitled because they have been told all their lives that they are smart and “never pushed too hard” also seems to support her argument of expansion. Wente also appears to indicate that the “entitlement generation” is more “adolescent” like in their behavior, beliefs, and ambitions. For example, when students don’t get the mark they feel they deserve they strongly “object” or as Professor Coates says, they get “mad”, instead of reviewing their mistakes and looking for ways to improve it (which some might consider “adult-like” behavior).
In a recent press release, Collegeboard.org revealed that “only 43 percent of SAT takers in the class of 2012 graduated from high school with the level of academic preparedness associated with a high likelihood of college success” (23). This is an alarming statement. If over half of all high school graduates are not prepared to enter into college, they will have no other choice but to enter into the unskilled job market. These types of jobs are not stable, and were the hardest hit during the last recession. Hartley and Mowry reported that the recession showed a sharp decline in the type of jobs that someone without a college degree or high school diploma would hold; construction, hospitality, manufacturing, and service (1).
Critical Analysis In “The War Against Boys” the author, Christina Hoff Sommers, stated that times are changing and boys should “watch out” in school. She states that girls are starting to be more benefited in school then boys in the educational system, that girl aren’t considered the “second” sex anymore, and that girls are statistically better than boys in academics. I personally agree that times are changing and that boys aren’t getting any special treatment and girls are on the same level as boys, and that they also are better in school then most boys. This to me has a lot to do with that growth gap that there is between both genders, girls start developing at a much earlier age then us, thus letting them learn things at a much faster rate
Year Round School Year-Round School for grades K-12 would do nothing but deprive the children of their youth. I. Primary reason for supporters of year-round education have for switching from a traditional calendar is that they believe that year-round schooling can offer students a better education. a. It has been proven in the mid-90s by a Dr. Gary Peltier in the article (Year Round School is not a good Idea) that when the scores of year-round school students were compared to those of traditional calendar students, no significant difference was seen.
One-third of young US girls, about 820,000, become pregnant before they turn 20 (80% are unmarried) and 4 million American teens contract an STD each year. (Teen Sex- Do Abstinence Only Programs Discourage Teen Sex? Web) With these statistics, it is apparent that teens are not making wise decisions regarding their own health and well-being. Nothing is more serious and personal than your health, and teens don’t seem to be able to grasp the gravity of the situation. Teens are bombarded with sex education, and yet have the highest STD rates in the country.