Birth Control and Teenage Pregnancy.

Source: New York Times, 4/19/2012, p26, 0p

This article talks about an encouraging new report that shows a big decline in the rate of teenage births due to the use of contraceptives. It then brings insight to Congressional Republicans views on these reports, which they ignore, as they seek to dismantle reproductive health programs.This article supports my thesis because it talks about the decline in teenage pregnancy due to teenagers' use of birth control. From 2009 to 2010, the birth rate among young women ages 15 to 19 fell 9 percent, to 34.9 per thousand, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is a record low for the 65 years that data have been available, and a remarkable 44 percent drop from the 1991 rate. With less teenage pregnancy occurring, there will definitely be a decline in schools dropout rates caused by teenage pregnancies.

Title: Many factors at work to reduce teen pregnancies

Source:  USA Today

Commentary writer Patrick Welsh's musings on teen pregnancies at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., should be a source of embarrassment ("Why schools give birth control," The Forum, Wednesday).

This article focuses on the observation of a student and his colleagues, as they offer proof of how teenage pregnancy declined in the high school, due to the convenience use of getting contraceptives at the school. This supports my thesis by mentioning the upbringing of the use of contraceptives in the high school.

Welsh also cites national statistics that teenage births are down. That would, of course, include numbers from high schools without easy access to contraceptives. This is all very flawed logic, even by left-wing standards.

Title: Minister's Message: We Need a Different Sexual Revolution

Source: Hinduism Today

In the USA, according to Sorokin, the epidemic of teenage pregnancy "children having children," has become a public health crisis, and the divorce rate has doubled in ten years. Two-fifths of American youth live in single-parent homes for at least part of their youth. Although it would be improper to conclude that children from single-parent families cannot prosper, statistics show that they don't. In fact, they do worse in every dimension--physically, emotionally, behaviorally, educationally, economically and in terms of smoking and drinking abuses--than those from traditional families. They die earlier, perform more poorly in school, are less well nourished, suffer more unemployment, are more prone to deviance and crime, and are more susceptible to psychiatric illness. These sociological considerations that affect our understanding of sexual abstinence inspire us all the more in the practice of brahmacharya through thought, word and deed. The course of "children having children" aims directly to my thesis because it brings insight to the dangers  that might occur in the process of raising a young one at a tender age.

Title: Talking to our girls about sex
Source: Essence32. 11

 By taking a holistic approach to girls' development and truly maintaining responsibility for their spiritual, emotional, mental, physical and sexual development, parents can help them better navigate the challenges that come with puberty. Lamb discusses the importance of talking to one's daughter about sex.One thing most parents refuses to take not about is having 'The Talk' with their children. This article supports my thesis in the sense that it brings light to parents having mature discussions with their children on the subject of sex. Just as parents prepare their child to read, they have to prepare them to deal with their sexuality also. There is great importance in a parent talking about the consequences of a teenager having sex to their children.
 

2nd Letter to the Editor - Teenage Pregnancy Has Rarely Been Spoken About in the Star Ledger

369 Park Ave, Apt #F12,

Orange, NJ 07050

May 6, 2012

Editor

The Star -Ledger

1 Star –Ledger Plaza,

Newark, NJ 07102-1200

To the Editor:

I used to enjoy reading the news section of The Star -Ledger paper concerning teenage pregnancy. Lately, I’ve noticed that the paper has cut down on the information of teenage pregnancy like it’s not a major problem in the state.

If the news does not think being pregnant at a young age is a problem, then I see no reason why teenagers should be blamed for having sex at a young age. An article by Paul Cox in 2008 - “Teen pregnancy revives as problem, N.J. poll finds,” states of how the majority of New Jersey residents worry that pregnancy among teens is a major problem in the state, and still nothing has been done to solve this problem. Since 2008, teenage pregnancies and schools dropout rates have increased, but the news seems to have more interest in the ten year old weightlifter, Naomi Kutin.

I'm currently working on a community research project that identifies teenage pregnancy and its impact on schools dropout rates. Updates on the issue will be made on this site http://societalresearchproblem.blogspot.com/ . I ask that this issue be spoken about often, if not daily; help is needed.

Chinwendu Obi

10^th Grade

Orange High School 

Orange, NJ.

Teenager Interviewed on the Subject of Teen Pregnancy and It's Impact on Schools Dropout Rates

Letter to the Editor- on the Issue

Dear Editor,

           

The issue of teenage pregnancy has become a growing concern in our society, and something needs to be done about it. I’ve been working on a community research project which involves creating a Blog- http://societalresearchproblem.blogspot.com/ to identify a community social problem- teenage pregnancy and its impact on schools dropout rates, predicting a solution, making interviews and updates on the causes of the problem, and attempting to solve them.

At this point, I’ve interviewed a librarian who has totally shocked me, by insisting that children be left to experience life, when asked if children be watched closely by their parents in order to prevent teenage pregnancies. I was overwhelmed to discover that this problem was more prevalent in developed countries, particularly the United States. This finding caught my attention, and so I plan on going through various heights in order to meet the goal of reducing teenage pregnancy rates in schools in the Essex County.

The Board of Education can help by insisting that Sex- Aid classes in schools teach students the consequences of having sexual intercourse at a tender age, and supply students at one point with contraceptives.

Chinwendu Obi

369 Park Ave. Apt F12, Orange, NJ

(973)-676-0159

More to come from the previous interview.

The interview I made, proved a lot from what I had stated in the hypothesis written below. As seen, and heard, the adult interviewed, had varied insight on the topic discussed. The interviewed, Alice McMillan, had given an excellent reply to the questions asked, and had seemed enthusiastic when the topic of Teen Pregnancy and It's Impact on School Dropout Rates, was brought up. I learned a lot from the interview, but what I found shocking was that most parents, even when they're aware that their teenagers are sexually active or doomed to having sex, they as a parent wouldn't pry on the lives of their children. As the interviewed had stated, the teenagers should be left to face their own consequences, and parents' closeness would only make their children dependent on them. I also learned that most teenagers who engage in sexual activities are either curious to know what and how it feels like to be engaged in such activity, or they'd been influenced by their friends.
To make matters a lot better, my upcoming interview would be on an actual teenager. In other words, I would be interviewing a teenager-a high school student, in specificity, on their views on the topic. A teenager's perspective is more broader compared to that of an adult who has seen or experienced life through. By interviewing the teenager, I'd be able to get more insight and fully understand the impact teenage pregnancy has on school dropout rates. This is optional, but I might also interview, a teenage couple who have been together for a while, to understand what both partners would go through, if one had been notified that the other was pregnant, and how they'd be able to cope with it, school, and their social lives.

Interview with Alice McMillan on Teenage Pregnancy

Teenage Pregnancy and Its Impact on Schools Dropout Rates

How does being pregnant supports or limits the desire to finish schooling?
Due to teenage pregnancy being one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face, school work and other plans might be interrupted, as a result.