Module 5B-Aging Out by Midnight

After viewing the videos I thought back to the time when I was graduating High School and my parents and I went to visit varies colleges.  This was a time of excitement and joy of the upcoming future.  When thinking back to the videos these youth did not have the overwhelming support that I had during this time, the young adults in these videos did not have any of the support that I had during this time.  I felt for these youth in the videos they had hardly any support, with the few exceptions here and there.  I honestly felt for these youth and the lack of support that they got.  As far as the responsibility of the state I feel torn because yes they are “responsible” for these youth they often overwhelmed with all that they have to do for the youth.  I do think that there should be some sort of program to assist the youth when they are approaching the aging out stage.  The state is aware of the youth’s age and they know when it is approaching, so it is not like this is a new issue for them.  When these teens are not taught the proper life skills that they need it is like punishing a puppy for going to the bathroom on the new carpet.  I find it extremely sad that there are more programs to teach a new puppy better behaviors than there are to teach a teenager how to do basic adult skills, like opening a checking account or riding a bus.