You failing makes me the monster!?? IT'S NOT THE SCHOOLS!!! IT'S THE PARENTS!!!
you: bla bla bla, and I want the failed efforts of 3 generations to keep going! We're not gonna change!.
Originally Posted by eileenbunny
The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world. The Center for Disease control says that one-third of girls get pregnant before the age of 20.
seriously, there's nothing more sobering than watching someone at ANY age try to figure out, juggle, and healthily make their way through parenting.
my questions:
where in all this is there any consideration to the mental aspects of the situations? if a woman has an abortion, it will be with her the rest of her life. if she does not have an abortion, it will be with her the rest of her life. if she wanted an abortion but didn't get one, and then ends up an abusive mother, what happens then?
why isn't there more interest in education than in dealing with who has the right to choose the consequences? why don't they teach parenting classes in high school? i'd think that that would be enough right THERE to make people think twice about not using birth control.
there's nothing wrong with teaching the science behind the bodies in school. why can't schools teach it with prior notification to the parents, and if the parents have some sort of issue with the school going over the body's reproductive systems, they go to disney world that week instead?
when i began babysitting, i chose to take babysitting classes and CPR classes. though these were not mandatory, i was a certified, educated caretaker at that point. why not consider offering courses outside the schools? parenting classes. sex ed. i know i got a break in car insurance because i chose to take a driving safety course...why not offer some sort of incentive for parents if their children take suggested courses?
i have noticed that parenting magazines offer all the same information. i can pick one up right now and read about the same stuff i read about when i first got pregnant (nine plus years ago). it irritated me until i realized that there will always be new parents out there, desperate to read about the stuff i already know. because there will always be new parents, the same information is always given (give or take the latest percentages, polls, 3/4 doctors' opinions, statistics, warnings, etc.) why don't we recycle important information on living? i think we need to go back to the basics -- of money, of parenting, of etiquette, of responsibility, etc. i don't care if you go on to college or not after high school. everyone needs to know how to budget. how to oversave and underspend. or at least know the outcomes of if you budget, for example, or if you don't. same with parenting. and jobs. and how to live. since this is what most all of us do, regardless of where we live or what we are doing. i do think it's possible to teach all aspects of any given subject without overstepping the boundaries of ethics. this is how the reproductive system works. if this happens, than this will happen. if THAT happens, then your choices are A, B, C. the end. now it's YOUR turn, young grasshopper, to figure out what to do. you are armed with the facts, with the effects....you choose. go on, take the info and run. what's that? you'd like more info on it? well, here's a brochure that tells you all the classes/sessions/seminars available outside of school. find the angle you'd like to study and go! oh! by the way! if you DO take the elective, make sure to send your certificate to your auto insurance...they give you a 10% discount!
i know it isn't THAT simple. nothing is. but the point is, educational institutions CAN find ways to teach things. and when THEY run out of power, it'd be nice to find other places to absorb education. churches, organizations...there can always be groups of people who teach a class based on a platform of beliefs. if i learn the basics and search for more information (if only to save 10% on my health insurance rate) i can choose to find one that is based on beliefs close to mine. but the point is, i have a choice...and i have a choice to become more informed, and becoming more informed has (financial) perks.
can't we just all get along???
I was having a debate with a friend of mine on FB and his argument against abortion and therefore FOR these types of laws and legislation is because he wants to make sure the woman is punished with guilt for their decisions. He is not for abortions and thinks Roe v. Wade went the wrong way, but if that is the law of the land, the woman should be at least charged with guilt as a punishment and these procedures would inflict such punishment. As if they don't have enough guilt now.my questions:
where in all this is there any consideration to the mental aspects of the situations? if a woman has an abortion, it will be with her the rest of her life. if she does not have an abortion, it will be with her the rest of her life. if she wanted an abortion but didn't get one, and then ends up an abusive mother, what happens then?
why isn't there more interest in education than in dealing with who has the right to choose the consequences? why don't they teach parenting classes in high school? i'd think that that would be enough right THERE to make people think twice about not using birth control.
there's nothing wrong with teaching the science behind the bodies in school. why can't schools teach it with prior notification to the parents, and if the parents have some sort of issue with the school going over the body's reproductive systems, they go to disney world that week instead?
when i began babysitting, i chose to take babysitting classes and CPR classes. though these were not mandatory, i was a certified, educated caretaker at that point. why not consider offering courses outside the schools? parenting classes. sex ed. i know i got a break in car insurance because i chose to take a driving safety course...why not offer some sort of incentive for parents if their children take suggested courses?
i have noticed that parenting magazines offer all the same information. i can pick one up right now and read about the same stuff i read about when i first got pregnant (nine plus years ago). it irritated me until i realized that there will always be new parents out there, desperate to read about the stuff i already know. because there will always be new parents, the same information is always given (give or take the latest percentages, polls, 3/4 doctors' opinions, statistics, warnings, etc.) why don't we recycle important information on living? i think we need to go back to the basics -- of money, of parenting, of etiquette, of responsibility, etc. i don't care if you go on to college or not after high school. everyone needs to know how to budget. how to oversave and underspend. or at least know the outcomes of if you budget, for example, or if you don't. same with parenting. and jobs. and how to live. since this is what most all of us do, regardless of where we live or what we are doing. i do think it's possible to teach all aspects of any given subject without overstepping the boundaries of ethics. this is how the reproductive system works. if this happens, than this will happen. if THAT happens, then your choices are A, B, C. the end. now it's YOUR turn, young grasshopper, to figure out what to do. you are armed with the facts, with the effects....you choose. go on, take the info and run. what's that? you'd like more info on it? well, here's a brochure that tells you all the classes/sessions/seminars available outside of school. find the angle you'd like to study and go! oh! by the way! if you DO take the elective, make sure to send your certificate to your auto insurance...they give you a 10% discount!
i know it isn't THAT simple. nothing is. but the point is, educational institutions CAN find ways to teach things. and when THEY run out of power, it'd be nice to find other places to absorb education. churches, organizations...there can always be groups of people who teach a class based on a platform of beliefs. if i learn the basics and search for more information (if only to save 10% on my health insurance rate) i can choose to find one that is based on beliefs close to mine. but the point is, i have a choice...and i have a choice to become more informed, and becoming more informed has (financial) perks.
can't we just all get along???
