Sex Education Essay

Opponents of limiting sex education argue that teaching abstinence-only methods of sexual behavior will encourage teens to make the “right” choice and higher their chances to stay safe. However, the manner of sexual education taught simply does not expose the population to enough factual information to educate them on the topic, and as Aldous Huxley predicted in Brave New World, these outdated ways simply do not fit in the modern traditions of the growing population. Teen pregnancy rates are…

about abstinence, condoms, and a well-known talk called "The birds and the bees”, which is generally the event in most children 's lives in which the parents explain what sexual relationships are. If parents know their kids are engaging in premarital sex, they can encourage their children to use protection. Some teens think it is uncomfortable to talk to parents about urges about engaging in sexual intercourse. Also, the behaviors of teenagers depend on how their parents raise them, so accurate…

teens have sex can be due to pressure from their surroundings. In a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 48% of teens ages 12-17 reported they felt “a lot” of pressure to take part in sexual intercourse and/or do sexual acts. This pressure can come from a number of sources, but the biggest perpetrators are their fellow peers and the media. Mostly it is young men who feel a large pressure from their friends to have sex. While 23% of girls said they feel pressure to have sex, one third…

Effects of Condom Availability Programs Sex education has been very controversial over the past several years, and one of the major questions is whether teachers should be informing kids about safe sex or abstinence. This point prompted research and studies that shed some light on abstinence programs and how influential they claim to be. The outcome is shocking. More students in abstinence-only programs become pregnant than students who are taught safe sex. This statistic is growing and it…

world where parents had and took the time to “properly” educate their own children about sex I would say that it should not be taught in schools or mandated by government. Alright now with that out of the way, I want to say that I am fully aware that for varying reasons not every child will receive a “proper” sexual education from their own parents. Additionally, some teenagers are not going to want to learn about sex from their parents because it makes them uncomfortable. I believe that…

responsibility; therefore, sexual education in schools does not aim to empower students about sexuality but rather to educate them on the basics and expect them to learn other information on their own. The way in which sexual empowerment is portrayed today makes it appear “as an individualistic notion of self-improvement and personal responsibility” (Grose, Grabe, & Kohfeldt, 2014), making it about the individual rather than an institutional problem. Comprehensive sexual education that empowers…

In 2013, a young girl from Coney Island, New York Attended Abraham Lincoln High School. She was 16 years old, and a junior: one year away from college, and she had big dreams. Unfortunately, like many teens she had unprotected sex and her ambitions were muddled with possible scenarios of pregnancy or STD’s. However, she knew she could help. She found herself in the nurse 's offices, which was tucked away in the school basement, in order to be given the popular contraceptive Plan B. The nurse…

Government funding for Planned Parenthood should continue. As a woman I have visited Planned Parenthood for my annual appointment as well as follow up appointments. 40% of the federal and state government resources were provided in 2014. According to the 2014-2015 Planned Parenthood Annual Report, the multitude of the funding was provided from Medicaid. 3% of services completed in 2014 were abortions. Abortions at Planned Parenthood are not funded by federal funds, according to The…

evidence-based program and was meant to last for as long as it served its objective. Some of the objectives of the program include educating teens and parents on abstinence, safe sex and the use of contraceptives, promoting responsible sexual behavior, promoting sex education…

Quindlen is one of many talents, she is a journalist and a writer, as well as the recipient for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Quindlen began her career at the New York Post and soon after became a columnist for the New York Times. In her essay, "Sex Ed", Quindlen begins her essay by introducing readers back into a time in which she had the opportunity to sit amongst several pregnant adolescent girls from an indigent neighborhood in New York City at a family planning clinic, she tells…