The birds and the bees, knocking boots, intercourse, or making love whatever you want to call it, sexuality is one of the most natural things about human beings, along with things like breathing, blinking and even crying, it is something that naturally develops in all people at some point in life. Because this is such a big part of our society today, we should properly teach teenagers what their sexuality means, because if teens are not informed about the realistic outcomes of unsafe sex, such as Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), or unintended pregnancies, they could be vulnerable to make poor decisions that will change their life forever. The most effective way to get this message across to teens all over the world is to make a sexual education class that is mandatory in all public schools. Now, there are a few ways to go about teaching teens about not only their bodies but other people's bodies as well. The two main teaching styles for “sex ed” are “Comprehensive Sexual Education” and “Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage-Sexual Education”. These are very different methods that have the same overall agenda….. to keep teens of today and tomorrow safe physically and emotionally.
The first way of teaching sexual education called “Comprehensive Sexual Education” is an open learning …show more content…
The first problem is the fact that it uses fear of the unknown to intimidate teens. Another problem that may cause a lot of controversy in schools is teaching only one set of beliefs that not every students may believe in. The final problem with abstinence based teachings is that it doesn’t address other topics in sexual education, just that sex before marriage is morally wrong. Overall there are many ways to teach sexual education to teenagers in America, but there is a right way and wrong way for each and teen, the hard part is finding the way that connects with the most teens as
The first way of teaching sexual education called “Comprehensive Sexual Education” is an open learning …show more content…
The first problem is the fact that it uses fear of the unknown to intimidate teens. Another problem that may cause a lot of controversy in schools is teaching only one set of beliefs that not every students may believe in. The final problem with abstinence based teachings is that it doesn’t address other topics in sexual education, just that sex before marriage is morally wrong. Overall there are many ways to teach sexual education to teenagers in America, but there is a right way and wrong way for each and teen, the hard part is finding the way that connects with the most teens as