Beatrice:
You gave some background information about the history of planned parenthood and attempts made by house Republicans to cut funding for it. I particularly liked your video, because it was fun and very creative, but still related to your project. It also showed that high school kids care about issues such as this one. Your project matters to me as I have been doing research for a paper about the spending cuts Republicans have proposed, and how these cuts will affect various programs (They also planned to cut money from schools and programs like head start, which would lead to many teacher layoffs, and fewer resources for students). The only advice I would give is to give an explanation of what the video is about at the beginning or end of it.
Chris:
You explained how what you learned in class led you to want to interview a nurse or doctor, and then you told the story of you quest to find someone to interview. You also documented this journey, along with the responses from the doctor you interviewed. I particularly valued the fact that you interviewed various people after you couldn't find a doctor, and that you were willing to get kicked out of Babies R Us for the sake of this project. Your project matters to me because you wanted to hear other people's opinions about pregnancy and birth, and why they had these opinions. One thing I thought you could have done would be to analyze one of the interviews, or how what the doctor told you did or didn't match up with what you knew previously.
Amhara:
You interviewed your mother about your birth, and then gave her information about birth that we learned in class. I liked that you acknowledged that you had a biased opinion going into the project - people don't always realize or admit to this. You project matters because you brought up the idea of birthing centers, which hasn't really been discussed. The only advice I would give is to make it more clear what the intention of the project is.
Elizabeth:
You started with a personal story and then interviewed people on their thoughts regarding same-sex adoption. I liked how you explained your earlier confusion about the subject - this made it clear why you chose to investigate this particular topic. Your research and interviews matter to me because they highlight differing opinions - someone said that the child might be affected if they didn't have a role model of gender, but your research implies that this wouldn't matter, the child would be fine. One thing you could have done was interview a same sex couple, or the adopted child of a same sex couple, to get their perspective.
Comments on my blog:
Lily (Protege):
Hey- wonderful work (as usual)!!!! You write with journalistic professional-ish-ness but you maintain a still warm presence. Also, this issue is very interesting to be because I am one of those people who says she doesn't want kids- because the whole giving birth process really grosses me out. Everyone is always telling me how I'll get over it when I'm older and I always question that so the "baby fever" paragraph was fascinating to me. I guess the phenomenon makes sense because everyone is always talking about how you'll get it when you're older. I couldn't find anything to correct in your work, excellent job!!!!
Elizabeth:
Your work focused on the question "Why do people choose to have children or not?". This was a unique subject that we did not examine in class and I thought that it was nice to hear about a new perspective of birth. Your project mattered to me because I think about the future a lot and whether or not I'll have children. I think to further your project you could have gotten a little more "personal" and maybe interviewed your parents or something on the subject. Great job!
Jasper:
Sophia you're project went into reasons why people in the U.S. decide to have and not have children. I like how you explore so many reasons to have or not have children and you use statistics and surveys for evidence. This is important to me because I was also very curious about the reasons for having children because it seems like something almost everyone wants at some point in their life.
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