Tuesday, May 1, 2012

First Post


Juliane Harms
English 3
How can education influence a young pregnat woman’s socio- economic status?

                                                               



1.     The article “Special Schools for Pregnant Girls“ by Ben Arnoldy is about pregnant teens in different situations and different locations here in the United States.
      For example a pregnant girl in Idaho who is now scared to go to school anymore, because she thinks that students are going to bully her.  She even thinks that teachers are not going to support her, when she needs to go more often to the bathroom more. If she doesn’t wants to go to school and more because of this it definitely is going to influence her school education. So this article tells about schools that offer day care and a baby-supply store. Nurses support the girls with back problems. After school they are going to learn about business, parenting and family law, so that they can get ready for the future without the school support. In conclusion the article explains why “Separate schools for pregnant teens“ are different from alternative school and that studies showed over years that educational equality, budget problems and social friendships can improve education and the quote of graduation becomes higher. And when they reach this goal, the social economic status is higher.
   
2.     It is worthwhile for me because I can get specific informations form young teens in High School and their worries and feelings about it.  In addition I never knew that special school for pregnant teens even exist. It also shows me that they help them to get good grades and even finish their High School.

3.     Quote 1:   "We have the time to pay attention to things like this. If these things are not paid attention to, what we see is students falling through the net and not finishing," says Ms. Hedden-Nicely.

      Quote 2: Boise, Idaho--Soon after getting pregnant, high school sophomore Alicia Mattocks worried that bullies might purposely slam her into a locker and that a teacher's rules wouldn't allow frequent bathroom runs.

      I think this is a good example to show that students are scared to go to school when they are pregnant.

              4.  MLA: Arnoldy, Ben. "Special Schools for Pregnant Girls?." 
             Christian Science Monitor. 30 Apr 2008: n.p. SIRS Issues   
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