What can or should colleges do better to stop kids from dying instead of getting educated?
439639
Don't you think it all goes back to the parents, and how they raised their child?  Obviously, since your son is still alive, you, yourself, are on the right track.  RAISE UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO, AND HE WILL NOT DEPART FROM IT.  Does that sound familiar?  That's exactly what you have done, and I congratulate you for it!
725047
Study abroad.  This is one of the most important things you can do to extend your education.  Studying in Europe is your best bet by far.  There are so many programs you can search through US universities in Europe that you'd be studying until you die.  good luck.
548206
illegal immigration\nembryonic stem cell research and use\nenergy (oil drilling in ANWR, foreign dependency, alternative sources)\nmedication use (for instance, drugs should/should not be used to treat depression because...)\nvaccinations\nwhat should be taught in public schools about a topic (such as sex and religion)\nshould parents know when kids go on birth control\ndrug advertisements (should/should not be used, may alter what doctors/patients think/choose, etc.)\norgan donation\nanother idea is to pick a law and say whether it's good/bad & why, should it change, etc.\nmake sure the topic you choose is age and school appropriate (for instance, if you're 11, talking about birth control and sex might not be the best choice)
184676
most financial advisors will tell you to fund your retirement before childs education. i strongly agree. you don't want to be eating dog food while your kid goes to college, do you?
1050058
College isnt for everyone.\nheh
94543
Against it.\n\nI think doctors have been playing "Frankenstein" for too long now.  Just because they "Can" does not mean they should!!!\n\nDoctors are working as hard as possible to delay death.  What is wrong with death???  I know our society is afraid of death and I think this is insane.  We have no problem murdering babies who are "in the womb" to save another life.  This life being saved  has experience life, and has had the opportunity to exercise their "Free Will", God‘s calling them.   The unborn baby has not has this chance, and we're robbing it of life for an old life who‘s ready to go home.  \n\nEven when an abortion is not necessary for "Stem Cell", I still think that we need to grow up and look death in its face.  We need to live our lives to its best potential.  I think we're insulting God by delaying death.  It's like me saying, hey Mom, give me five more minutes to play my video games... it seems harmless, but dinner got cold...we missed a joyful time with our family.\n\nWhat would I say to God and the unborn child if I were a recipient of Stem Cell?  Thanks for the life force duds…I used it to watch TV and play video games…plus I got to see my niece be born and graduate elementary school???  My conscience couldn’t handle that responsibility.\n\nIs it that we have done so much bad, that we’re afraid to face God?
75154
Well, they've been together for this long & hopefully you've trusted them. Just give them your support & let them know that you're concerned & don't want them to mess up their futures. College is a time for children to start being independent & learn how to function on their own. BUT, just tell them to be careful. I'm sure they'll understand.
1165707
No, of course not. Preventing people from having children is just as bad as forcing them to have them. What should, but probably won't be done: Miserable single parents (not all young single parents are miserable or immature,BTW) should come into classes and talk about how THEY NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN TO THEM, and it did. They should relate every unpleasant detail, every time they had to skip shopping to take care of a colicky baby, every time their toddler threw a tantrum in the store and people stared at them like they were a bad parent, every humiliating time they had to borrow money from their parents. Every opportunity they missed and all the responsibilities they're saddled with now. The idea of being responsible for somebody for eighteen or so years would make most of them pay a little more attention, dont'cha think?
847433
It's dead wrong.  It's punishing law abiding citizens.  A college education is an oppertunity, not a guarenteed right to anyone.  There's tons of good students who can't afford to go, who's parents can't afford it either and are caught in the middle with grants and loans.  Many who still have to work their way through just like I did.  Many who just have to accept they can't go now or maybe never.  To allow carte blanc to ONE group of people is wrong.  I couldn't afford out of state tuition and so I had to go and live in that state and fullfill their residency requirements before I could go.  No one is "forbidding" them the oppertunity to go.  There is no rule that says you HAVE to go to college the fall immediatly following HS graduation or you'll never get an education.  It might be the prefered route but it's not mandatory.  A secondary education was only "easy" for the people with alot of money.  The rest of us had to find a way if we wanted it bad enough.  Why should they be any different?
209268
It is a sad thing. I am thinking that they are going to have to start having some type of a check point at our public schools. Maybe it sounds outlandish and costly, but what's worse? Lost lives or spending tons of money and time on something that can save lives.
1086303
No. But they should be made a bit harder. Raise the bar - to ensure that before entering college you DO KNOW the basics.
1097637
Mandatory college would just create another need for another system to weed out people from others. No colleges in the world are free. We pay for colleges on the backs of working people. In Europe, they have stringent exam that makes sure that only a low percentage (since college is free) get into colleges. Most kids at young age in Europe are either routed into the college track or trade tracks.
535737
Go to school and get a license to reproduce and multiply. No, seriously, I am 29 years old and have 2 kids and it is still hard at my age. I am the oldest of 4 kids and the oldest of 29 cousins. I grew up with kids everywhere and I still feel in above my head at times. Kids are having kids because they are seeing sex as a substitute for love when what they need is love, education and support from their parents or guardians. I think all schools should have a required set of courses on parenting and budgeting. I know there are some that do and I am not saying that it will solve all the world's problems, but this Home Econ. crap I took in school 12 years ago doesn't cut it. They need to realize that things are happening a lot younger now and the education needs to be started earlier and needs to be stepped up a few notches. We are required to have so many credits in English and Math and all that, but what about real life skills??? The schools that exist to help pregnant teen mothers are great, but what about the fathers (if they are involved)? They send these soon to be mothers off to another place and the guys continue ina  regular educational environment. It takes two, so everybody needs to be educated. It's sad to watch a parent slap their kid around or yell at them or ignore them. Kids are so smart and they will go thru life thinking that the way their parents act is the way they should act. It will just keep going until everybody in the world is cruel and hateful. Kids are an amazing joy and blessing and they do not deserve to be brought into a world where they can't be cared for properly. I have to stop, or else I can go on for hours.
743565
I think one of the biggest things you can do is what you've done here. Get the word out. I wasn't even aware of its existence. Particularly, I think you need to alert the local congregations. This is something they can pass on to their youth who are college bound.
1154958
Yes, your kids would be better off in public schools. Don't indoctrinate them before they have a chance to learn to think for themselves.\n\nChildren taught  in public schools have  better test scores anyway.
121027
Its a very debilitating disease. VERY. but then again children do tend to learn excuses out of going to school. Just make sure the teacher is aware of it.
891725
More money spent on pre-school learning. This is the time when children's brains develop the most.\n\nMore government funded apprentesships for less academic students. \n\nTuition fees for home-learning degrees should be lower. There's no reason for them to be the same price as learning at a campus. Learning from home is a much more efficient use of time and money.