Sex Education in Schools Essay

is regarding sex education in American public schools. The topic itself has been and continues to be a controversial issue in the United States. The two main styles taught in American schools include: comprehensive and abstinence-only sex education. Comprehensive is evidence based education which focuses on abstinence as a choice. It teaches individuals about contraception, sexually transmitted diseases and techniques of avoiding such diseases. In contrast abstinence-only education emphasizes…

Having abstinence only education as a form of sexual health education can lead women to be have problems in the future. As in the article “We need to raise awareness about female fertility before it is too late”, there is a nurse who mentions the importance for young people to be taught the biology of reproduction as a part of a sexual health education class (Denton 32). She states that there are women around their late thirties and early forties who are having a hard time conceiving (Denton 32)…

for over one hundred years, sexual education in schools. There are two main sides within this debate where people are either for comprehensive sexual education or for abstinence only sexual education. Each type of curriculum has its own support for why it should be taught; one of these two methods has had terrible results to show for its teachings. Informing teenagers of sex can include abstinence while providing more comprehensive education. The sexual education in the United States should be…

Sex Education in public schools across the nation is a continuous battle between school, the state, and parents. The argument is between Comprehensive and Abstinence-Only education, and as it stands, states can choose which they prefer for all of their public schools. Parents have the choice to sign a document stating that their child can “opt-out” of the lesson. These conflicts are why sexual education is important, why we should address the pros and cons of each (Abstinence-Only vs.…

Miss. Chauffeur calls out “remember students don't have sex till marriage it's a magical thing.” But Erik isn't paying attention he’s got his mind in the gutter. “He thinks tonight is the night, me and Mary Lynn go all the way.” Flash forward nine months later Mary Lynn is pregnant and could “POP!” at any moment the main reason this happened is because Erik and Sally were never taught the correct way to use protection and practice safe sex. Instead were always about abstinence, told to wait…

Across the nation state regulations, education programs and parents’ beliefs differ vastly across the country on the material students should be taught. That could not be more true for the beliefs on what sex education program is best to teach the youth of America. The opinions on abstinence only education verses comprehensive sex education is as diverse as the state regulations surrounding it. Across the county, various sex education programs teach students about intercourse, sexuality,…

Over the course of sexual education in the United States, support for such a class has been overwhelmingly positive. Influenced by issues ranging from population control to health and social norms, the course itself continues to evolve in the hopes of becoming a necessary curriculum and tool in combat versus sexual health problems. While “recent national polls show that 93% of Americans support sexuality course being taught in high school and 84 percent support such instruction in junior high”,…

programs are not effective, there are simply few studies that have examined the impact of abstinence-only education on student sexual behavior (Denny & Young, 2006). The studies that are available show that abstinence-only curriculums are effective in increasing knowledge and decreasing sexual behavior. The following section will present studies that examine abstinence-only sexual education. Family Action Model for Empowerment (FAME), an abstinence-only program, was created for parents and teens…

As defined by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), comprehensive sex education programs start in kindergarten and continue through 12th grade. While abstinence-only supporters believe that sex education programs expose the children to sex too early, which in turn leads to more sexually active youths, this is not true. These programs provide the youth with “complete, accurate, age-appropriate sex education that helps them reduce their risk of HIV/AIDs,…

The negative effects of abstinence-only sex education and why it should lose federal funding Conner Siems Westview High School There are many tests that high schoolers wish to pass, but there is one that nearly all of them hope turns out negative. The results of the classic pregnancy test, as stressful as any final or midterm, bring either extreme relief or powerful emotions of fear and sadness to teenagers. Sadly, there are government-sponsored programs that inadvertently cause more…