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WorksheetsThose Who Can, Teach pg 102-109
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Approximately how many American Teenagers give birth each year?
110,000
220,000
330,000
440,000
True or False.
The US teen birth rate is lower than all other developed nations.
True
False
Teens who give birth are more likely to:
drop out of school.
be in a cycle of poverty as they enter adulthood.
have children with better health.
have children with a higher rate of struggling in school
While the average cost of one teen pregnancy to tax payers is $1,682, the option of terminating a pregnancy through abortion can have
short term physical effects on the teen recipient.
short term psychological effects on the teen recipient.
long term physical effects on the teen recipient.
long term psychological effects on the teen recipient.
To prevent teenage pregnancies, many schools have established
no response at all.
sex education programs.
clinics in the schools.
legal ways to kick teens who are pregnant out of school.
True or False. Teaching sex education in schools is an agreed upon practice by all stake-holders in the school.
True
False
Those who argue that sex education should not take place in schools believe that it is too intimate a topic that should be taught in the home and the church. Advocates
agree, but contend that the majority of parents fail to carry through on their responsibility to teach their children about sex.
disagree because they don't care what the other side says.
agree so they no longer push for comprehensive, age appropriate sex education.
disagree because the parents and the churches have no idea what they are doing.
The goals of sex education include:
increasing the teen pregnancy rate.
preventing teenage pregnancies.
prevent the spread of STD's.
help teens to become sexually healthy adults.
The type of sex education referred to as "abstinence plus."
Makes no difference in teen pregnancy rates.
Is a comprehensive pregnancy prevention program that advocates for abstinence outside of marriage as well as provide information on contraception and disease prevention for those who elect to be sexually active.
Costs too much to offer.
Is the program of choice for churches.
What does it mean to be a mandated reporter?
That you have to report to the media if you see abuse.
That you can not report if you cannot prove that there is abuse.
Educators are legally responsible for reporting suspected cases of child abuse.
That you cannot report unless you investigate first.
While reliable data is difficult to find due to many incidents of abuse going unreported, approximately how many incidents of child abuse or neglect were reported in the US in 2011?
3400
34,000
340,000
3,400,000
Methods in the classroom to help students who have been through abuse include:
emotional safety and stability
trustworthy praise
concrete rewards
constructive ways to control their classroom environment
When a family member becomes entangled in substance abuse, who is effected?
just the using family member
just the family members who care about that person
just the parents of the person
the entire family is a victim and effected
Since illicit drug use is lower than in earlier decades, student drug and alcohol use is no longer a serious problem.
True
False
Which of these are risk factors for youth suicide?
family violence or disruption
mental illness
unemployment
a history of substance abuse
being bullied
Since there is a high prevalence of suicide among youth, most schools have a plan to prevent these deaths.
True
False
