are various struggles faced by the American people because of the mishaps of sex. Many religions and faiths indurate the task to teach the concepts of sexual conduct. Some feel it is of great importance to give sex education whereas others think it goes against common principles. However based on surveys many parents are very abstinent or too shy to talk with their children about sex education. One may argue that the sex revolution of 1960’s was very devastating‚ aggrandizing teen pregnancy and divorce
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Sex Ed. Should Not Be Abstinence-Only Currently we have schools teaching about abstinence and how it prevents pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. However‚ many of these sex education programs do not include or want to include teaching about contraception for the adolescents who are not abstinent. Arguing that including contraception education in the program will send the wrong message about sex or that we are giving teenagers and young adults the "okay" to have sex. Not providing
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Essay 2 Draft Research Plan for “Benefits of having Same-Sex Schoolsâ€? I would first like to reflect on my topic. The main focus of the paper is to point out the advantages and benefits of having same-sex schools. Since I am for same-sex schools‚ the first sentence of the introduction will be general. I will quote a strong general statement that will grab the reader’s attention and make them want to read more without getting bored. After that‚ I am planning on including one or two
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5/30/13 The Education of Shelby Knox The education of Shelby Knox was a complete mind-blower for me. The video follows young Shelby Knox‚ from Lubbock‚ Texas‚ as she aspires to get sex education into schools in Lubbock. This town preaches abstinence‚ and the town’s people appear to be incredibly ignorant. Ignorant may be an understatement . The teen pregnancy rates here are twice the national average‚ as are the sexual transmitted disease rates. They don’t believe in teaching sex education because
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civilized world. However‚ whether sex education should be mandated in schools is still a controversial issue. For decades‚ abstinence-only advocates and comprehensive sex education advocates have disputed the topic‚ making it a social issue. Abstinence advocates claim that the best method to keep teenagers from having sex is to encourage them to wait till marriage with no discussion of contraceptives‚ while comprehensive advocates claim that teaching teenagers safe sex and how to use contraceptives will
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Solutions to Teen Pregnancy Solutions to teen pregnancy include providing teens with sex-education programs‚ better access to birth control‚ and investing in critical after-school programs. These interventions are proven to reduce rates of teen pregnancy and STDs‚ and promote responsible behavior. Sexuality Education Teens must be given the information necessary to protect themselves against unintended pregnancy and STDs. The most successful programs aimed at reducing teenage pregnancy
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comprehensive sex education has been debated rigorously. Through his 2013 published piece‚ “Educating for Character in the Sexual Domain”‚ author Thomas Lickona focuses on the benefits of abstinence only programs. He uses the argument that abstinence creates character in today’s youth and cites multiple sources that support his viewpoint. On the other side of the discussion‚ authors of the article “Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S
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students and teenagers about sexual intercourse and the risks involved is left to the government and public school system. Abstinence education programs in public
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Comprehensive Sexual Education What has happened to today’s society that we are opposed to condoms because they might entice sex? When has allowing our youth to practice unsafe sex over safe sex been okay? We often think because we supply kids with condoms‚ birth control‚ and talks‚ that we are giving them permission to have sex‚ when in fact we are merely trying to protect them from STDs and pregnancy. We do not need to scare kids‚ but we do need to provide them with information about safe sex practices and
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positive aspects of sex education programs should not be overlooked. In recent years‚ it has become common knowledge that teenagers have a high pregnancy and STD rate. A major factor is‚ teens lack the knowledge in knowing how to shield themselves against sexual activity. If teens are made aware of how to prevent the risks associated with sex‚ the number of pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases would lower. Sex education programs are focusing on all education levels of children
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