Sorry, I don't agree with your statement. I truly believe that as a society, some of us have the children (who will actually be paying for our retirement), while others don't want to have them or will have them before or after they go to school. I also believe that women are often penalized because they are left with the bulk of the guilt, let alone the bulk of the work. I am glad to live in a society where I see more and more men sharing parenthood responsibilities, but there is a lot of work to be done still. Parenthood cannot be seen as punishment or punishable - the whole society is responsible, and that does not mean special privileges, but policies that don't penalize parents over non-parent students. Special policies are needed to level the playing field and this is what equity means, looking at special circumstances and being fair with everyone.
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8/29/11 at 7:02am
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I'm a nurse, and there were absolutely no special policies in place for students who were parents when I was in school. Why should there be? They are not responsible for whether you have a child or not; that's your responsibility. Where would that stop? You could miss two days, per child, per semester? People with more kids get more missed days? What about people caring for adult parents? People who are single, with no children, should be the only ones required to have perfect attendance?
