The curriculum integrates communications skills like reading, writing, speaking and presenting with parenting education. Students learn about parenting through activities such as reading poetry, writing and acting out plays, producing a newsletter and keeping journals.
Communications skills are also essential for their success in the workplace and in society.
It is our hope that this curriculum can provide them with both. The eight-week curriculum covers subjects such as the roles and responsibilities of a parent, communication among family members, the conception process, the growth and development of a child, child abuse and teen pregnancy. Deterring teen pregnancy is not a key goal of the curriculum, said Williams. However, it does provide a realistic picture of teen parenthood, including a visit from a teen mother or father. The ISU parenting curriculum deals with important issues and it's full of innovative teaching ideas.