tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post2136961694758703532..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Unwanted Teenage Pregnanciesloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-88260506857212651052009-08-26T22:22:24.908-04:002009-08-26T22:22:24.908-04:00Wow...I'm in Canada. Perhaps the mindset shift...Wow...I'm in Canada. Perhaps the mindset shifts over the border? Quite interesting.Jon Sorokowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342794479943682655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-81871167439872946332009-08-26T17:07:06.203-04:002009-08-26T17:07:06.203-04:00@Big Al I felt that she made this choice so she ne...@Big Al I felt that she made this choice so she needed to follow the same rules as anyone else. I don't think because she is pregnant that it allows her to be exempt from our class rules. I don't feel like I ran her out of the class but helped her see that there were other alternatives like Teen Parent that might better suit her needs. She was only gone long enough to have her baby and loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-74418186406800221302009-08-26T16:19:47.505-04:002009-08-26T16:19:47.505-04:00I wonder why you didn't cut her some slack wit...I wonder why you didn't cut her some slack with the rules about eating and being tired. She was going to have the rest of her life to face the consequences but you only had a short time to make an influence on her. Why run her out of your class? It's too late for her to change her mind, she's already pregnant!<br /><br />If she was in class and doing the best she could given her Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302448063008389463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-49659763975885678872009-08-26T08:46:08.055-04:002009-08-26T08:46:08.055-04:00@emapey Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the...@emapey Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the post!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-36614425200318149102009-08-26T08:45:22.624-04:002009-08-26T08:45:22.624-04:00@J.S. I'm not sure where you are located but I...@J.S. I'm not sure where you are located but I taught at 3 different high schools in 2 different districts and the attitude was the same. The girls loved the attention of being pregnant and the other girls looked up to her as being worldly and experienced. It was sad to see.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-70829158652202505542009-08-26T08:43:58.914-04:002009-08-26T08:43:58.914-04:00@Abbie You are so right! We need to start teaching...@Abbie You are so right! We need to start teaching them at an early age on how to make appropriate decisions. Thanks for bringing this up.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-22365716817696654442009-08-26T08:42:37.806-04:002009-08-26T08:42:37.806-04:00@Nick I agree. Throwing a baby shower is giving th...@Nick I agree. Throwing a baby shower is giving the students the attention that they shouldn't get. If someone felt they needed things, it would be better to just give them things quietly rather than giving them this type of attention.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-54281020480120805982009-08-26T08:41:33.461-04:002009-08-26T08:41:33.461-04:00@gail You are right. I didn't even mention abo...@gail You are right. I didn't even mention about the future of the child other than material things. Thanks for mentioning them.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-395164106453394262009-08-25T23:14:19.084-04:002009-08-25T23:14:19.084-04:00Pat, brilliant idea, now I understand why were you...Pat, brilliant idea, now I understand why were you chosen 2006 Teacher of the Year for your school and a district top 10 finalist (out of 5000 teachers).emapeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736150213901187508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-45430052563495122782009-08-25T19:05:30.279-04:002009-08-25T19:05:30.279-04:00That sounds like such an awesome activity and I...That sounds like such an awesome activity and I'm sure it would see lots of success anywhere. I'm surprised by your comment about students these days seeing pregnancy as a status symbol; when I was in high school a few years ago, all the pregnant girls were frowned upon as when you mentioned you were growing up. One girl threw up right outside of her classroom on the way in for class. It&Jon Sorokowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342794479943682655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-60654673488023019542009-08-25T10:29:27.820-04:002009-08-25T10:29:27.820-04:00Wow, what a fabulous idea. I teach elementary sch...Wow, what a fabulous idea. I teach elementary school, and you've made me wonder what messages and experiences we can give kids at that age to help them begin to think about these life choices.<br /><br />It would be interesting to see if your middle school students could think about other financial decisions as well, such as saving for the future or carrying a credit card balance. It feels Abbie Foxhttp://www.lovewhatyouteach.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-42555189530862144932009-08-25T09:31:55.901-04:002009-08-25T09:31:55.901-04:00I teach eighth grade and had two pregnancies in my...I teach eighth grade and had two pregnancies in my grade alone last year, one under the age of fourteen. The second occurred because of the first, as the first got a lot of attention. There was actually a long-term substitute teacher in our school who wanted to throw a BABY SHOWER for the second student. I was in shock and completely livid. <br /><br />I know at a lot of schools have a programNick Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273334466975486357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-57203778519714783222009-08-25T07:27:48.219-04:002009-08-25T07:27:48.219-04:00Brilliant idea and great post. Thanks for sharing....Brilliant idea and great post. Thanks for sharing. Now if they could just experience what it's like to be responsible for somebody else 24 hrs a day, think about how smart they want their child to be, what they need to do to help that happen, and what it would be like to have their teenager bring a baby home.poulingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367868612834399503noreply@blogger.com