My Essential Questions

My Essential question is what the effects on fatherless kids are. The story behind this question is much like the story behind my topic. I chose this question because I know what it's like to feel like you’re alone, or to feel like it was your fault that your father left. Also I just want to know, the effects on other kids just like me. Now you can go on to the internet and see all of the statistics for fatherless children. You’ll see that over half of the children, commit suicide, become pregnant, join gangs, or even dropout of school, and that’s not even the worst of  it. There have been cases of children actually killing themselves or even others because their father left, and they felt it was their fault or somebody else’s. My which one question is, “Which age group is more affected by a fatherless life?” My how question is “How many types of things do fatherless teens do?” My what if question is “What if fatherless teens played school sports, would it help?” My should question is “Should fatherless teens try to play in school sports?” And my why question is “Why do teens hold these things in?”

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Wordle #1

JEFFERSON, AISHA I. "Decades Without Daddy." Jet 121.7 (2012): 17. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 9 Nov. 2012

Popenoe, David. Life Without Father. n.p.: 1997. ERIC. Web. 9 Nov. 2012.
 

Cockrel, Lisa Ann. "Solo Son." Today's Christian Woman 28.5 (2006): 56. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 9 Nov. 2012

 

Farber, Naomi. "PAINFUL INHERITANCE: HEALTH AND THE NEW GENERATION OF FATHERLESS FAMILIES (Book)." Social Work In Health Care 22.4 (1996): 95. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 9 Nov. 2012.

The Story Behind my Topic

 

For my blog topic I chose to do the effects on a fatherless child. I chose this topic because I can relate to the issue. When I was younger around the age 4 or 5 my dad left me and my mom, leaving my mom to raise a child on her own. This topic means a lot to me because I know the hardships a fatherless child goes through. I know that feeling of longing for that male figure in your life, or the feeling of not being loved, and even thinking that it's your fault that he left. Another reason I chose to do this topic is because it is a huge issue in the United States of America. The organization of Spreading Hope to Broken Homes states in their article titled "Facing the Facts" that in the year of 2012 "85% of youth in America came from a fatherless home." It also states that "in studies involving over 25,000 children, that children who live with only one parent on average have lower grade point averages, less college aspirations, poor attendance records, and higher drop out rates than that of a student with both parents. This is a big reason why I want to get involved with this topic, because when I get older I want to be able to help kids who have come from a situation similar to mine, or even worse. I want to be able to help feel that role as a father figure in their life, and let them know that somebody is there for them, that somebody cares.