Pony Boy Should Not Be In Foster Care

Ponyboy is gold. He is helpful and smart, but he’s a greaser and well that’s fine to some people...to others it’s just not acceptable. Even though Ponyboy and Johnny hit the road after Bob was killed he still deserved better. Ponyboy had potential and he is going places, I can tell. Ponyboy has had many losses in his life, Mom, Dad, Johnny, and Dally, but he is strong. That’s all he is going to need to be.

The foster care system, is a temporary arrangement in which adults provide for the care of a child or children whose birthparent is unable to care for them. This can be for a variety of reasons, they can be addicted to drugs, homeless with no means of support or they have passed away and there is no other family member to take the child or children. No matter the reason, the children are placed into a home for their protection. However, some of the children aren’t always placed into a safe home. The amount of abuse that happens to children in foster care is staggering, ranging from neglect, physical, sexual and even emotional abuse. All of the reasons the children could have been taken from their homes to begin with. So then if they were put in to foster care for their protection, whose really protecting them?

Two boys, Johnny and Ponyboy, are our valiant heroes. Not even over the age of 18, two boys rescued 5 young children, who were no older than 8-years old. While bystanders watched and worried, only 2 from the crowd had courage to go save the children. They gallantly sprinted in a run as soon they heard children screaming in a burning church. According to our sources, Ponyboy was supposed to be in a boys’ home because his parents died when he was little. Instead of sent to a boys’ home, he was allowed stayed with his older brothers and they are his guardians, and they all stay together as long as they don’t do anything transgressive. A previous hearing at court confirms Ponyboy is not on the borderline of going

I think that pony boy should go into foster care because being around the greasers is messing with his life because they were always getting in fights or jail on the other hand they also look out for him based on my prior knowledge pony boy needs the guidance of adults and not the guidance of the reckless violent group of boys that get into jail every other day .

In this class, there is an argument about if Pony boy should go to foster care or if he still could stay under his oldest brother's care. In my opinion, I think Pony boy should go to foster care. The reason why I think he should, is because he is hanging with the wrong people. If he goes to foster care he would do better, because he would be away from bad influences. Hanging with the wrong people could get Pony boy in trouble with the law. He could go to juvenile, because one of his friends could have shot somebody and Pony boy could have been blamed for it. That is why I think he should go

Ponyboy and Johnny did make the right decision by running away after killing Bob with a switchblade. I am on this side because many bad things could have happened if they would have stayed. If they did stay they would have gotten more hurt, they would have gone to jail, and the authority favors the Socs over the greasers. Even though they could get in more trouble when they get back because they hid, it is more likely that they won’t. I think that both ways will turn out bad for both of them, but I think that running away will be best.

Ponyboy has no parents and Darry is the eldest brother, therefore, Darry must be responsible for Ponyboy and make sure he is safe. Ponyboy doesn’t always understand the way Darry protect him. One night Jonny and Ponyboy went out and didn’t

In the outsiders, the first chapter introduces the main character, Ponyboy and gives a short history about him and his family. He designates the difference between the relationships between the members in his gang, and the relationship between both of his brothers. His parents were killed in a car accident, so that’s why he was just left alone to live with his older 2 brothers.

The foster care system has been stretched too thin as the turn of the 21st century rolled around. Higher entrance into the system with new policies and lower staff has given way to a new problem-the highly abusive environment that surrounds the whole system. The mistreatment of the children and their foster families within in the system is now a prevalent issue in the Child Welfare Organization. The long-term effects of the abusive foster care system comes from the mismanagement of the system such as the instability within placement, lack of rights to foster families, ignoring culture heritage and misused policies that create detrimental health for the children in later years. The harsh foster care system under the control of the government in the U.S. can be changed with the addition of reorganization to the agency via more staff and communication and stability through more permanent placements for the children as well as the families. First I will define what I mean by abuse and address the current problems that the foster care system is facing such as instability and mismanagement. Then I will explain what the possible negative long-term effects of entrance into the foster care system. Finally I will discuss what steps could be taken to change this situation such as the creation of stable housing and uniform programs for the foster care system.

One reason Ponyboy should not be living with his brothers is that he was running away from the police, charged with murder. Ponyboy was with a friend in the park when he gets jumped by Socs, the group of rich kids. When he is getting drowned in a fountain his friend kills the Soc. He then goes on the run where he has to hide in an abandoned church for a long time. Children should not be running away from the police. If he had a responsible parent, was with adults that looked after him and didn't let him get into trouble, it wouldn't have happened.

The topic of children in need of foster homes is a great one even where I, live they are in constant demand for more foster parents. For years and years, the problem of poverty has been a huge effect on abuse with children, or children needing more care. I found the article, “U.S. Foster Care: A Flawed Solution That Leads To Long-Term Problems? ,” is a great article to read it explains in detail how there is so much more going on with these children and having a successful path is so important since they have already gone through so much (Stone, 2017). According to Stone (2017), in 2012, nearly 36,000 foster children had been waiting more than three years to return home or to be adopted, and 24,000 had been waiting more than

In conclusion, I strongly trust my instinct that Ponyboy should have to go into foster care for a variety of reasons that all can not be explained. Ponyboy will have a much greater life in foster care. Reasons for that are he will have a better life, health, and will be paid more attention to then compared to what he had with his brothers. Because of these reasons, that is why I believe that Ponyboy should have to go into foster

My Aunt Tammy is a foster parent. She has fostered over 10 plus kids and I remember 3 of their names Tony, Anthony, and Cody Jackson. Tony and his brother Anthony were good kids it was just that they’re dad didn’t want them in the divorce and the mom couldn’t afford to pay for them anymore, But that time I heard Tony wouldn’t want to leave his brother so he told each and every person that was gonna adopt him, he told them that he’s not gonna leave his brother. As far as the foster care system is concerned, there is both good and bad things about it. I mean it’s a good thing that other parents are willing to help a kids and give them a second chance.

It is apparent throughout the movie that Ponyboy struggles with his identity. After his parents had passed away, his older brother, Darrel, became the parental figure for Ponyboy and his other brother, Sodapop. Ponyboy had felt that Darrel didn’t like him anymore and feels that Darrel blames

Ponyboy is fourteen years of age and most likely not going to be adopted, and if he ages out i’m almost certain he will go back to Darry. These statistics are stellar to my case because the fact that Ponyboy is that older means less time in the foster care unit, and the more time he’ll have to spend with Darry and Sodapop. On page 133, Ponyboy says, "Darry, do