Teen sex was rarely talked about in the 19th century but that changed in the 20th century with the coming of new attitudes and values dealing with sex and the growth of public high schools which brought girls and boys together in an institutional setting that fostered greater contact and intimacy. In today’s society‚ teen sex‚ sex before marriage and even teen pregnancy is becoming more acceptable because it is a recurring activity. Sex education has always been a controversial part of education
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sex education including information about contraception and condoms and it is a basic human right. Education helps young people to reduce their risk of negative outcomes‚ such as unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Also‚ help youth to appreciate the quality of their relationships and to develop decision making skills that will prove invaluable over life. Abstinence-Only: “sexually education programs that emphasize abstinence from all sexual behavior” (Carroll‚ 2013)
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Number:J Student Number:09348042 High School’s Sex Education Necessity In China‚ No one wants to talk about sex with each other‚ and none of them considers how to carry out sex education. Although in the middle of 1980’s somebody attempted to carry on sex education in senior middle school of some large cities‚ but the crisis of sex education in senior middle school is increasingly severe after twenty years. Under the heavy shade of testing education new fact is that the student’s sexuality and
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However‚ battles over comprehensive sex education and abstinence-only sex education have continued on over the years. Although it is a controversial subject‚ comprehensive sex education is more beneficial than abstinence-only education. Even though abstinence-only sex education teaches teens the definitive way to avoid pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections‚ comprehensive sex education is a better alternative because teens must learn how to practice safe sex if they do not choose abstinence
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about sex at some point in their lives. The questions being debated remains whether information should come from their parent or from a qualified professional at school. Some parents feel as though they cannot approach their children about this topic‚ never mind teach them the details about sexual relationships‚ so they leave the task up to the schools and there is nothing wrong with that. Sex education should be taught in high schools‚ as well as in the earlier years of education. Sex education can
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The Need for Sex Education in Public Schools ENG 105 The Need for Sex Education in Public Schools In today’s economic situation and with the cost of medical bills on the rise‚ it makes since to focus on sex education in the school system. In the United States teen pregnancy rates and STD rates continue to lead the way with the highest numbers in the developed world‚ more than twice as high as rates in other countries. According to the Guttmacher Institute in the article “Facts on
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Sex education should be increased in schools in attempt to curb problems‚ such as teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Education is the solution to learning new things. Being secluded of any type of education may promote ignorance to that which could be learned. An increase in sex education could promote a healthier sex life for children and teenagers to think about for their future. Sex education is usually taught in schools in 7th grade‚ and only for a week or two during
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Grade School Sex Ed. 1 The Elementary School Sexual Education Debate Sara Vanbuskirk English Comp. 1 Professor Evans November 29‚ 2011 Grade School Sex Ed. 2 Abstract Controversy is rampant regarding the sexual education of grade school children. Some insist that it is prudent to educate children on this subject beginning as early as kindergarten. Others strongly disagree that earlier education has any effect at all on teen sex and pregnancy and‚ therefore‚ abstinence should
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So why do teens need sex education in school if they are already well versed in the subject? A classroom provides a forum for teen-agers to discuss sex with each other with the supervision of an adult not their parents. This is important because at this age children want to separate this part of their lives from parental control. Sex‚ then‚ becomes a sensitive subject for them to discuss with their parents in anything other than a clinical manner. Sex education for teenagers‚ if offered as an elective
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The highest teen pregnancy rate resides in Mississippi‚ which has an abstinence only sex education curriculum. Abstinence means to restrain oneself from indulging in something usually not good for them or others. In this case‚ abstinence is a form of sex education‚ where it teaches students to restrain from having sexual relationships with others until marriage. Sex education shouldn’t be centered around abstinence. Although it teaches good morals‚ it has many downfalls as well. It leads to a higher
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