Pregnant Teacher

[Patsy Warnick]

who taught who.???

Which student is the Father ?

Patsy

[chonsigirl]

Originally Posted by Accountable

An unmarried, unattached, high school teacher is newly pregnant.


Advice?

Advice-be as nice as you can to her, she is expecting a baby.

We have had two single teachers at our school have a baby. No one ever said a word about it, and why should we. They made the choice to have their baby and I was happy with all the other ladies giving baby showers and advice.

The first one had a girl-I called her The Princess. One of the most lovely little girls I've ever seen. That teacher finally moved on, I miss her seeing her little girl.

The other teacher moved to another school also, the little boy was born during the summer months.

If we can have an 8th grade girl expecting and walking our hallways, why not a teacher in the same condition? (unwed, and having a baby) And we did last year. You know what we did as teachers-we made sure that student ate right at school, got extra prenatal classes, all kinds of stuff. She was young, but then, in my school population alot of kids were born in the same situation.

Teachers may be role models-but a lady in that situation is showing how to handle the situation. She is doing her job like everyone else, and also having a baby.

For some women, their age may be the deciding factor in whether to have the baby or not. It might be their last chance to have a child, and good for them! They decided to have the baby. May their child be a blessing to them. (and thank goodness they didn't make that other decision and not have a child at all!)

[RedGlitter]

There will be enough tongue clucking from others so I'd take the high road and be gracious about it. After all I am assuming the pregnant woman is an adult which usually does make somewhat of a difference in people's eyes. I would say that any classroom discussions about unplanned (was it?) pregnancies, unmarried sex, pointing at her would be totally inappropriate. I realize it's a little difficult to teach teenagers to abstain or not get pregnant/impregnate someone and I understand the role model idea but I think in this case it might be good to teach kids to be their own role models. I don't think it all appropriate to make an example out of this teacher or to ostracize her. Especially to do that as a "consequence" of unwed pregnancy. I'm not saying YOU would do that, Acc, I mean people in general.

By the way, does anyone wonder about the father? I hope no one is putting emphasis on the woman just because she bears (no pun) the evidence.

I think talk of disappointment needs to be avoided because to go around for nine months yammering about irresponsibility and b.astard kids is not only rude but you know eventually that child would find out and that would be a very bad thing. All kids deserve to come into this world feeling wanted and having a clean slate.

My short answer would be that if she is a self supporting adult, then her pregnancy details are no one's concern, teacher or not. But that said, I do understand why you might see it differently through the eyes of your students. That makes it not an easy call.

[flopstock]

Now make it a catholic school..

[CARLA]

Amen..

Well said Chonsi ..

[AussiePam]

Is she democrat or republican?

[Accountable]

Originally Posted by AussiePam

Is she democrat or republican?

I see it's too sensitive a PC question for debate.

The real story, for the gossips: She was going to lift a box and another teacher started fussing over her like a mother hen. She said the doctor never told her not to and she felt fine. I asked if having to see this doctor was a good thing or bad thing (for all I knew she might've had a car accident or something). She said it was good so I gave her a big hug and said "good, but you're still not carrying anything."

Our school has many many teenage mothers. Last year I found out one of our 9th graders (14-15 years old) had two babies at home. There is a strong possibility that this popular teacher, through her modeling, will convince young girls that they themselves can have and take care of a baby alone with no problems.

Lots of people think teachers have an obligation to teach morality through role modeling. I do not think that way; that is the parents' responsibility and we've tried to transfer far too many parental responsibilities to the schools. Not every responsibility is a government responsibility.

[Accountable]

Originally Posted by RedGlitter

By the way, does anyone wonder about the father? I hope no one is putting emphasis on the woman just because she bears (no pun) the evidence.

He was a date. Nice guy. Early signs are that he might be happy with no parental responsibility beyond financial. That's sad to me.

[Imladris]

Originally Posted by Bill Sikes

Unless there's something you're not saying, then have the baby and then get on with it, and life, and work - just like anyone else.

I tend to agree, no-ones business really but hers and the fathers.

Originally Posted by Accountable

Treat it as hypothetical. Teen pregnancy is rampant, especially in our poor inner-city district. Teachers are role models.

Discuss.

~The role model she can be is a good mother, taking care of herself, giving her baby the best start in life and if she chooses to carry on working after having the baby then by being self-supporting she'll send a great message to her students.

A baby is a blessing so good luck to her and best wishes.

[cigar898]

Originally Posted by Accountable

An unmarried, unattached, high school teacher is newly pregnant. Advice?

DOES YOUR WIFE KNOW!?