As a Penn Foster student I face a great challenge in which I have to balance my studies with my family. I am a first time distance education student‚ and I am learning as I go how to manage my time wisely. I would like to encourage other students by giving my experiences and advice to help them succeed at accomplishing their education goal. I am married and have two daughters one is 18 months and the other is 3 years old. My husband is in the Coast Guard and is gone 2 weeks out of the month
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of Wilder "The Lost Children of Wilder" is a book about how the foster care system failed to give children of color the facilities that would help them lead a somewhat normal and protected life. The story of Shirley Wilder is a sad one once you find out what kind of life she had to live when she was a young girl. Having no mother and rejected by her father she has become a troubled girl. Shirley Wilder was rejected from foster care because she was black. The system failed to place children of
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tears and researching the importance and urgency of adoption‚ I learned that it is extremely easy to take life for granted. Today in the United States there are over 100‚000 children entered into foster care with ages ranging anywhere from under one year old to twenty-one years old. Most children in foster care or other systems of care are school-aged or older. There are siblings that are trying to stick together and brothers and sisters being split up. It is easy to become wrapped up in your own little
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majority of the homeless. They usually go away from their foster homes before they achieve maturity and yet they aren’t under the care of an approved family. The main reason for this is for them to engage in illegal activities.Statistics has shown that thirty percent of the homeless were once in foster homes‚ (Pavao‚ 1998). There are usually many traumatizing things that happen in foster homes; one of these is sexual abuse. Children in foster homes are usually four times more likely to be molested
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If so‚ how? If not‚ why After reading the article concerning the Jackson home‚ I was very disturbed. There are numerous reasons the cases against the malnourished foster children went unreported. I do not believe that the caseworkers can say without a doubt that they were unaware of their conditions. However‚ I am sure the foster parents used eating disorders to cover up the malnourishment of the children. Also‚ the statement about the caseworkers praying with the family for utilities is unethical
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University of Phoenix Material Case Scenarios Read the following scenarios. Answer‚ in a 50- to 100-word response‚ each of the following questions: Scenario 1 Sophia has been removed from her family and placed into foster care for the second time in the last 2 years due to her mother’s ongoing substance abuse. Sophia has missed many days of school and often comes to school dirty and wearing clothes from the day before. Sophia’s mother does not think she has a problem and blames the system
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emerging adults aging out of foster care by Gomez‚ R.‚ Ryan‚ T.‚ Norton‚ C.‚ Jones‚ C.‚ & Galán-Cisneros‚ P. (2015). While there does not be a blatant statement of the researcher’s hypothesis in this article‚ it seems the writers
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Running head: SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH DESIGN Single Subject Research Design Abstract The following paper presents the use of an ABA single subject research design in evaluating a 16 year old foster youth’s behavior‚ and the use of an intervention on decreasing negative behavior and increasing positive behavior. Use of the ABA design‚ factors to be evaluated‚ treatment variables‚ implementation of the research design‚ data gathering‚ and data analysis are all discussed. Limitations of single
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portrays Liesel Meminger as the protagonist of the story and describes the many challenges she faces‚ settling into her new foster family. After putting her best effort into recover from the treacherous time when her brother dies and her mother abandons her‚ as she cannot afford to take care of Liesel anymore. Advancing in life‚ Liesel is still constantly abandoned‚ by her foster family members‚ friends and all those who are important to her‚ but still‚ she stands back up again‚ ready to fight. In The
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Ponyboy v.s the system Did you know that most of the children in foster care suffer from mental illness. I think that children should be able to stay with their parents‚ because it’s healthier for them to be with their families. Children who grow up in foster care do not always receive the education they need to support themselves efficiently. When children in foster care age out at the age of eighteen many find it difficult to support themselves. Ponyboy is better of with Darry‚ because he is
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