Hormones run high in the adolescent mind and sexual desire cannot be overlooked anymore. Sexual activity in teens is on the rise and the school systems education on the subject is not preparing teens for their future mental and physical sexual lives. Students need to be educated, have the proper knowledge of how to take care of themselves, and need the proper education for the sex drive that is present in all human beings. The centers for disease control and prevention did a survey in which 47% percent of all teenagers have had sex and 60% of those teens did not use protection (NCLS). Teens are not being educated enough on how to use that birth control devices such as condoms, IUDs, spermicide etc. and the benefits each one possesses. Instead,
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They do not have to think about STDs, HIV, or AIDS and they do not ever think that it could happen to them. In reality, Teens have a higher risk of developing any of these than individuals out of their teens. a poll taken by the Guttmacher Institute states that 41% of teens report that they know little or nothing about condoms and 75% percent say that they know little or nothing about the contraceptive pill (Guttmacher Institute) , this alone shows how ineffective sex ed is whether it is abstinence only or sexually …show more content…
Teens should not have to teach themselves and have the risk of doing something wrong that they may regret for the rest of their lives. Sex education should be implemented throughout all grades from kindergarten to 12th grade and it, like most subjects, would be age appropriate, reflect best practice, and build on the previous years learning (Implementing Sex Education). Skills such as declining offers ( in sexual activity or drugs), peer pressure, and healthy relationships would all be addressed and reviewed over time. Parents would still be able to opt out of allowing their child to learn about any of it and teach the child
They do not have to think about STDs, HIV, or AIDS and they do not ever think that it could happen to them. In reality, Teens have a higher risk of developing any of these than individuals out of their teens. a poll taken by the Guttmacher Institute states that 41% of teens report that they know little or nothing about condoms and 75% percent say that they know little or nothing about the contraceptive pill (Guttmacher Institute) , this alone shows how ineffective sex ed is whether it is abstinence only or sexually …show more content…
Teens should not have to teach themselves and have the risk of doing something wrong that they may regret for the rest of their lives. Sex education should be implemented throughout all grades from kindergarten to 12th grade and it, like most subjects, would be age appropriate, reflect best practice, and build on the previous years learning (Implementing Sex Education). Skills such as declining offers ( in sexual activity or drugs), peer pressure, and healthy relationships would all be addressed and reviewed over time. Parents would still be able to opt out of allowing their child to learn about any of it and teach the child