New Post "I Chose the Baby"

       

                                                                               

       1. In the article “I Chose the Baby“ by Prisculla Pardini has information about Teen pregnancy rates are down, but without supportive schools, the consequences for young moms can be devastating. Because millions of American teens get pregnant, and half a million give birth, every year. At that rate, one in every four teen girls gets pregnant before turning 20.

What's more, 78 percent of pregnancies to U.S. teens are unintended. And 80 percent occur outside of marriage. While teen pregnancy and birth rates have declined across the board for teens of all races and ethnic groups, rates for minority youth remain disproportionately high." This article discusses the devastating toll that teen pregnancy takes on the child welfare system and stresses that reducing teen pregnancy rates. It is perhaps "the most effective way available to reduce childhood poverty in the United States."

2.  It is worthwhile form me, because it gives me a specific discussion of the devastating toll that teen pregnancy takes on the child welfare system and stresses hat reducing teen pregnancy rates.

It gives me specific data and shows me the most effective way available to reduce childhood here in the States.

3. This quote is good, because it tells me that „the best way of doing that, say the experts, is by investing in high-quality early childhood and youth development programs designed to ensure that children and teens at risk of doing poorly in school or getting in trouble with the law make a successful transition to school and complete 12th grade“.

 My second quote is interesting, because it gives, me specific data that “teen pregnancy continues to take an immense toll on child welfare“. And that “25 percent of teen births occur to African-American teens, and 28 percent to Latina teens, despite the fact that African Americans and Latinos each account for only 15 percent of the total teen population“.

4. MLA: Pardini, Priscilla. "'I Chose the Baby'." Rethinking Schools Vol. 17 No. 4. Summer 2003: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 11 May 201