“Teaching sex ed in schools is really important for obvious reasons. No parent wants to talk to their kids about sex and no kid wants to talk about sex with their parents”., This quote from John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight puts the conversation taking place in the U.S about sex into an informative, yet entertaining package. Sexual education in the United States is a controversial topic shrouded with misinformation and bias. Policy makers and makers of the curriculum may have a personal bias or their own political agenda involved when planning what future generations will learn about sex in school. Sexual education curriculum may vary immensely from state to state, district to district, or even school to school. With this wide variety of sexual
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The curriculum for comprehensive sexual education is a conglomerate effort between many experts with a certain goal in mind. Comprehensive sexual education “should assist young people in developing a positive view of sexuality, provide them with information they need to take care of their sexual health, and help them acquire skills to make decisions now and in the future” according to the guidelines established in “Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education — Kindergarten–12th Grade” (Sexual Education in the United States). These comprehensive programs achieve this by focusing on providing accurate assist young people in developing a positive view of sexuality, provide them with the information they need to take care of their sexual health, and help them acquire skills to make decisions now and in the future (Sexual Education in the United States). And this curriculum seems to be working. A study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that two-thirds of these programs significantly improved one or more sexual behaviors. They also found that many programs reduced or delayed sexual activity, or increasing condom use (Kirby). Overall, these programs were found to reduce risky sexual behaviors and increase contraceptive use (Kirby). Despite these statistics providing clear, articulate proof that these programs work, many schools and states are still not utilizing
The curriculum for comprehensive sexual education is a conglomerate effort between many experts with a certain goal in mind. Comprehensive sexual education “should assist young people in developing a positive view of sexuality, provide them with information they need to take care of their sexual health, and help them acquire skills to make decisions now and in the future” according to the guidelines established in “Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education — Kindergarten–12th Grade” (Sexual Education in the United States). These comprehensive programs achieve this by focusing on providing accurate assist young people in developing a positive view of sexuality, provide them with the information they need to take care of their sexual health, and help them acquire skills to make decisions now and in the future (Sexual Education in the United States). And this curriculum seems to be working. A study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that two-thirds of these programs significantly improved one or more sexual behaviors. They also found that many programs reduced or delayed sexual activity, or increasing condom use (Kirby). Overall, these programs were found to reduce risky sexual behaviors and increase contraceptive use (Kirby). Despite these statistics providing clear, articulate proof that these programs work, many schools and states are still not utilizing