Dear Governor John Kitzhaber: I am writing to you regarding state facts and restrictions on abortions in Oregon. A majority of states require parental involvement in a minor’s decision to have an abortion. I agree with most laws in Oregon concerning abortion rights; however‚ my concern is the law regarding the restriction or lack of‚ when it comes to parental involvement required for abortion‚ there is none. Most of these states only require the consent of one parent and usually a period of 24 or 48
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Other backers of parental responsibility laws‚ like Oregon state representative (D) Mike Lehman has gone on record to say “"If you are going to lock kids up for serious crimes‚ then parents should be held responsible." (Portner) The notion that lawmakers like Rep. Lehman wants to lock up child and parent is absolutely absurd. As if that parent doesn’t have enough to worry about as their child faces incarceration‚ they will have to also worry about their own sentence. This notion frightens many parents
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your own person in spite of parental roadblocks was very evident in the book TDBU in both Mami’s and Papi’s behavior towards their children. Throughout Reyna and her siblings lives Mami and Papi were not present. Even when their father was present he was abusive and thought all of his children were going to be failures. Despite their parental roadblocks Reyna became a successful adult. I identify with this because I am still striving to be my own person in spite of parental roadblocks. I am very similar
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A guidance counselor is one who emphatically listens and helps people solve their problems socially‚ academically and emotionally. Their role is to work with both students and parents to help guide students’ academic‚ behavioural and social growth. It is important for each guidance counselor to have certain academic qualifications‚ but this is not actually enough. An effective guidance counselor has a variety of specific personal qualities that allows him to do his best in helping others. To be
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It cannot be denied that the development of the society has affected greater or less our lifestyles. Unfortunately‚ many parents have too little time and pay less attention to their children than in the past. Therefore‚ the inevitable result is that their kids will suffer. In the first place‚ people living in a modern world seem very busy with their work. They do not have time to look after their children‚ so they send children to school‚ where teachers are required to take responsibility for bringing
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Parental Alienation Syndrome or PAS is a condition named conceived by the late Richard Gardener MD in the late 1980’s. It is described by Gardener as: a disorder that arises primarily in the context of child-custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the child’s campaign of denigration against the parent‚ a campaign that has no justification. The disorder results from the combination of indoctrinations by the alienating parent and the child’s own contributions to the vilification of the alienated
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UNLIMITED FREEDOM IS NOT A SIGN OF PARENTAL LOVE BUT OF PARENTAL NEGLECT Respected judges‚ my worthy opponents and members of the audience- sale promos like unlimited talk time or unlimited internet access- I can acknowledge‚ but unlimited freedom is something I cannot fathom nor recognize. Freedom is never absolute‚ it always comes with responsibilities. Even the highest level of freedom has a defining boundary as without it‚ freedom has absolutely no purpose or function. Thus taking unlimited
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higher achievements. So‚ the more intensively parents are involved in their children’s learning‚ the more beneficial are the achievements and their effects with a long-lasting impact. There are strong indications that the most effective forms of parental involvement are those which engage parents in working directly with their children on learning activities. Programmes which directly involve parents with their children like helping them with their reading‚ writing‚ homework‚ etc.‚ while tutoring
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CHAPTER I GUIDANCE: NATURE‚ MEANING‚ AND SCOPE Aim: This chapter consisting of four (4) lessons will familiarize you with the nature and definition of guidance and other related terms‚ trace the evolution of guidance‚ situate the place of guidance in the total educational set-up‚ and identify the need for guidance as bases for guidance work. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of chapter I and its corresponding four (4) lessons‚ you are expected to be able to: 1. Define guidance and
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What are some of the factors preventing parental engagement‚ and what are some possible solutions? Do you think that more parents become involved with the first stage of the continuum if they were able to do so electronically or via the internet? Why or why not? (For example having a website
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