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 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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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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in 1932? It’s seems as though the society depicted in this book couldn’t be more relevant in any other time than it is today in scientific advancements‚ religious views and education‚ but mostly in personal relationships. One thing that has definitely changed in our world over the last few years is our attitudes towards sex and relationships in Brave New World‚ everything is out in the open. What really is even considered “private” these days? Our attitudes haven’t completely reached the point that
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The Importance Sex Education Each year‚ U.S. teens experience as many as 850‚000 pregnancies‚ and youth under age 25 experience about 9.1 million sexually transmitted infections. By age 18‚ 70 percent of U.S. females and 62 percent of U.S. males have initiated vaginal sex (McKeon). Comprehensive sex education is effective at assisting young people to make healthy decisions about sex and to adopt healthy sexual behaviors. No abstinence-only-until-marriage program has been shown to help teens delay
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Naveena Chittineedi Should sex education be allowed in the American schooling system? According to an article from Science Daily‚ “Sex education is a broad term used to describe education about human sexual anatomy‚ sexual reproduction‚ sexual intercourse‚ and other aspects of human sexual behavior.” Sex education is usually instructed at schools in the U.S. – specifically in junior high and during the first two years of high school through health classes. The primary
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One of the most common topics discussed in society today is education. Many things are debated‚ including charter schools‚ the teaching of cursive writing‚ how much homework to be assigned‚ and how long school days are. Another topic debated is same-sex classrooms and schools. Some people believe that same-sex schools and classrooms are good because they encourage boys and girls to go out of their comfort zone in their education. Matt Kwong‚ the author of “The Gender Factor” from Toronto Star also
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This House believes single-sex schools are good for education Co-educational schools attempt to establish uniformity in the teaching of two groups‚ boys and girls‚ who typically learn and develop at different speeds and using different methods. ‘They do not develop in the same way or at the same time; boys favour visual processing and do not have the hand-motor control that girls readily achieve in early grades’.[1] It is widely accepted that ‘boys develop more slowly than girls..that’s true
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