Comments on: Pregnancy schools close in NYC http://radicaldoula.com/2007/05/25/pregnancy-schools-close-in-nyc/ Thu, 10 May 2012 00:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: karen suzanne http://radicaldoula.com/2007/05/25/pregnancy-schools-close-in-nyc/#comment-698 Thu, 31 May 2007 19:00:43 +0000 http://radicaldoula.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/pregnancy-schools-close-in-nyc/#comment-698 I was a young mother who attended one of these schools. I remember the early pregnancy conversation with my school’s counselor, “we can’t let you stay, you really must go to the other school.” But what about my honors classes, I asked, what does the school offer? “They don’t have honor’s classes but they will teach you helpful parenting and family budget skills.”

I was so disappointed with the new school and quit before the year ended. After my daughter was born and a short break from school, I rushed back into regular school and again met some resistance with the counselor when trying to get all my ap/honors electives, “maybe you should consider the child care courses.” I just snipped that I got enough of that at home and those classes were no help in getting into college.

Proud to say that I managed to not only be a great mom without those highly pushed “parenting” classes, but graduate from both high school and college with honors. I knew so many other girls that had accepted the school’s judgment and eventually gave up even trying to make it work at all.

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