Birth leave.

I believe that if they are going to make the girls go to a public school and not have the specialized education for teen moms, then they should give them the leave with the understanding that work be made up.

I think that that is the right thing to do.

 

If this is a common occurence in a region, maybe it would be advisable to start a class for teenage mothers where they would bring their child and learn about parenting, breastfeeding, etc. and earn credit (home economics?) for it. It would be like a mothers group for teens. I wonder if the La Leche League has something like that.

My wife who has 3 degrees recently gave birth to our first child and it has been a steep learning curve for us with all the support we have. I can't imagine how difficult it is for an immature teenager who barely knows anything about life.

 

:thumbs: This is a great idea! My school system had a class called GRADS, which was for pregnant and parenting teens. It was an elective class, taken one period every day, and the goal was to teach teens how to effectively parent their child while simultaneously managing their other responsibilities, such as school, work, etc. It was a big help for me and everyone else I know who took the class. We couldn't bring our kids to school, but throughout the year there were several field trips we did which involved our kids, like going to parenting classes or taking the kids to Discovery Zone. Much more productive than trying to ignore the problem, IMHO. :godisgood:

 

I wish high schools did have more classes that teach practical courses, to better prepare teenagers for adulthood. I know it's not their job, but it would still be of great benefit. It seems high school just prepare kids for college, and nothing else. And not just "Shop" and " Home Economics", either. The only thing I learned in home ec. was how to make brownies.

love,

Sopranette

 

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Did they ask for daycare, too? Or just for the time off that is customary in all other places of work after the delivery of a baby? High school is the "work" of a teenager (or should be).

When I was in high school, I missed the first six weeks of my senior year. No, I hadn't given birth...but, after having been ill all summer, I did have surgery for an ovarian cyst, and back then, that was major surgery, with two weeks in the hospital in my case. The only thing I had to do was do assigned readings and I did take a test the first day back at school, in Honors English. Without any notes or the benefit of class discussion, I still had to take that test. (And I did just fine.) The Saturday after my return, we took SATs. I was exhausted, down to 85 pounds, and probably should have had gone back to school just half days for the first week, but I did fine on that exam, too.

HOWEVER, at home, I was not also responsible for feeding, bathing, and otherwise caring for a baby. While, in an ideal world, teenage pregnancies wouldn't happen, they do. These mothers chose not to abort their babies. Most will, unfortunately, probably have sole responsibility for raising their babies (their babies' fathers having disappeared from the scene) and, for that, those moms need an education.

I don't pretend to have all the answers to this problem, but will rephrase the question asked by another poster on this thread: Should we punish the babies for the sins of their mothers and fathers?

 

And you wish to punish them more.

 

That is an ignorant attitude. When I became a teenage mother, my mother was a full time government employee and her husband worked full time also. There was no way for them to home school me, although in my case it probably would have been better because I had a tendency to complete my textbooks a lot faster than my classmates...probably why I do so well with distance learning for college now. :saint: I will not argue with you that sex outside of marriage is a sin, and teenage pregnancies should not happen. But as another poster said, the reality is that they do, and it is not fair to punish the babies born to teenage parents for their parents' sins. At least those babies were given the chance at life; would you honestly rather that the mother chose to abort rather than be a teenage parent? There is nothing wrong with providing assistance to teenage parents so that they still have a chance at being productive members of society and raising their babies to be productive members of society. Your attitude is not reflecting the love of Christ at all, and you really need to think about the image you are portraying of all Christians by displaying this attitude.

 

Apropros of this thread, your sig line got my attention: " Please excuse the brevity of my posts as I type one-handed while I recover from rotator cuff surgery."

If you are working at a paid job with some benefits, you probably got some time off after that surgery!

P.S. I agree with the body of your post!

 

You're probably talking about Accelerated Christian Education, or as it is called, ACE. It is a type of Christian curriculum that is based out of Texas, I believe.

 

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