Essay Dennis Prager A student needs to be taught the importance of safe sex. Without the proper education of sex education there are risks. In an article written by Dennis Prager ” A Speech Every American High School Principal Should give“ he states that “No more semesters will be devoted to condom wearing and teaching you to regard sexual relations as a primarily health issue”. I disagree with this statement. Sex education has been proven to help young people to delay sex, and to use contraception when they do become sexually active and it should be supported in every school. Preparing the youth, for changes, will make puberty a better experience, for growing up. There are far too many pregnancies and teens contracting STD’s. In May of 2014,
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The talk of the “Birds and Bees”, was not normally given until one was about to be married. Since 1990 teenage pregnancies are at a lower rate in the US, but they continue to rise worldwide in the UK and Switzerland. A teen that gives birth is most likely not to complete high school or attend college. STD’s like Chlamydia and Gonorrhea are at their highest rate. HIV/AIDS has put a big scare on everyone, about unprotected sex, so why not educate and be safe? ” The U.S. spends $16 billion a year in healthcare costs related to STDs, and $12 billion in costs related to teen pregnancy” (Madison). A lot of parents are against sex education in schools, but the fact is that many parents aren’t open enough to talk to their kids about sex. When sex education is not taught at home or school, this pushes them to rely on other sources. Evidence shows that sex education and access to birth control appears to decrease the rates of pregnancies among teenagers. A comparison of sex education programs and abstinence-only programs found that abstinence-only programs did not reduce the likelihood of pregnancy, but rather may have increased
The talk of the “Birds and Bees”, was not normally given until one was about to be married. Since 1990 teenage pregnancies are at a lower rate in the US, but they continue to rise worldwide in the UK and Switzerland. A teen that gives birth is most likely not to complete high school or attend college. STD’s like Chlamydia and Gonorrhea are at their highest rate. HIV/AIDS has put a big scare on everyone, about unprotected sex, so why not educate and be safe? ” The U.S. spends $16 billion a year in healthcare costs related to STDs, and $12 billion in costs related to teen pregnancy” (Madison). A lot of parents are against sex education in schools, but the fact is that many parents aren’t open enough to talk to their kids about sex. When sex education is not taught at home or school, this pushes them to rely on other sources. Evidence shows that sex education and access to birth control appears to decrease the rates of pregnancies among teenagers. A comparison of sex education programs and abstinence-only programs found that abstinence-only programs did not reduce the likelihood of pregnancy, but rather may have increased