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HOMELESS TEENS- THE STARTLING STATS
According to HUD’ s 2014 Point-in-Time Report, 34 % of the total homeless population is under 24.
Over 50 % of young people in shelters and on the streets report that their parents told them to leave or knew they were leaving and didn’ t care.
1. According to estimates by the Urban Institute, nearly 1 in 5 youths under the age of 18 will run away at least once.
2. A 2002 report on sexual abuse among adolescent runaways, prepared for the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, found that 21-40 % of homeless youth had been sexually abused compared to 1-3 % of the general youth population.
3. Of youth who run away, 41 % have been abandoned by their parents for at least 24 hours and 43 % have been beaten by a caretaker.
Read more: https:// www. dosomething. org / us / facts / 11-facts-about-homeless-teens
Is Homeschooling a viable Option?
With a wide range of curriculum available on the Internet, home schooling has become a more viable option for some families. The schoolhouse offers more than just academic resources. It also offers a social environment where friendships are established and where students learn to work together in teams. Learning resources on the Internet offer high levels of content and highly qualified teachers. Such programs, especially if approved by the state, are viable opportunities for learners of all ages. Consequently, some two million students( Dan Lips and Evan Feinberg,“ Homeschooling: A Growing Option in American
Education,” Heritage Foundation, 3 April 2008) in the USA are now engaged in homeschooling. To partially make up for the social interactions of the regular public school, some areas have an extensive set of options for families with home scholars. These include field trips, debating contests, orchestras, community sports teams and even drama theaters.
Andrew Mcavoy, in his book: International Perspectives on Home Education: Do We Still Need Schools? Discusses in Chapter five, findings from research on how technology is impacting homeschooling and was found to be making it accessible and leading to increased numbers of home schooled children in the UK.
Read more: https:// etcjournal. com / 2008 / 10 / 01 / frank-b-withrow / accessed 16 / 12 / 126
International Perspectives on Home Education: Do We Still Need Schools? by P. Rothermel
The Debate to have The Age Of Consent Lowered
Former British P. M. David Cameron flatly said, no to Professor Ashton’ s proposal. Expressing his view that the issue cannot be solved by lowering the age of consent, His then Deputy PM Nick Clegg agreed adding that children are being too early sexualised in the UK. What concerns me is the attitude that says everyone’ s doing it so lets just join in. This a dangerous cop out. Surely we can find the backbone to tackle the issue rather than giving in. Children can be taught to manage their sexuality in a healthy way, sexual promiscuity cannot be the way forward for a self professed sophisticated world.
Read more: www. huffingtonpost. co. uk / 2013 / 11 / 17 / age-of-consentshould-be-15 _ n _ 4290592. html
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