ABSTRACT
Did you take the test? If not, don’t cheat by reading ahead until you think about the question above which was a part of 1980s curriculum for pregnant/mothering teens. Although no longer utilized as part of the official curriculum, this test question encapsulates the mission, goals, and reformation emphasis of many school-based programs for pregnant/mothering students. The correct answer to the test question, revealed later in this
chapter, may surprise you. By asking what this question purports to test provides insight into what we think teen mothers need, what needs to be changed about teen mothers, and the inventive, although regulatory, ways some programs have come up with in attempts to alter teen girls’ attitudes and behavior.
