Editorial

The editorial that i read about was written by John C. Sherwood and is titled "Something isn't working in struggle against teen-age pregnancy".



John believes that people in Battle Creek and Calhoun County are just ignoring the fact that so many kids are having kids of their own. He believes that the message just isn't getting across. John says that while Michigan's rates were dropping Battle Creek's were rising. For example, the teen-age birth rate in Battle Creek in 1995 for girls under age 18 was three times higher than the statewide rate. For girls 15 to 19 in Michigan, the birth rate dropped nearly 17 percent from 1991 to 1995 - from 59 per thousand to 49 per thousand. But in Calhoun County, births to 15- to 19-year-old stayed high during those years, at about 70 per thousand.

So what are they doing wrong? He believes the problem is that parents are not being open to their children. Parents are were taught "the less said the better" about subjects such as sex, birth control and pregnancy. However that is obviously not working.John believes parents should talk to their children about these topics instead of just ignoring the fact that there are kids having kids.



I personally agree with John i do think parents and schools are too close on this topic. If children were taught about sex, birth control, and pregnancy, maybe then the pregnancy rates wouldn't be that high. I do trust this author i believe he knows what he is talking about and i would use him as a source, no doubt. His information is very reliable, because he shows example of what he is talking about and explains each point he makes.