Single-sex education

An education is one of the most beneficial things a person can get during their lifetime. Coeducation or co-ed does not only affect females in a negative way, but there are limitations for males as well. Boys are distracted by girls in the same classroom especially in middle and high school where the teens are bursting with hormones. Boys are sometimes put on a lower scale than girls because they are thought to be of lower intellect and do not get the right amount of respect they need to truly…

History Mr. William Carrigan 12/16/2014 Single Sex Education in the 1800s In the 19th century, education in America was conducted within a large scale of single-sex framework. It was due to societal views, expectations, and opportunities for each gender. Men were required formalized education in order to demonstrate their expected occupations while women were expected to attain practical skills for domestic lives rather than formalized and advanced education. However, as the status or…

Every single person in this world has been impacted by education in some way. Whether you have children who are still in school, are a college student, or even live in a third world country, education has impacted your life in some shape or form. Although there are multiple definitions and levels of what education can entail, focusing more on the school setting of education has always been of interest to me. In today’s world, there are schools of all types, philosophies and/or models. Private,…

trying to endorse is about how sexual education is beneficial for individual and the general health of the nation. The author’s main finding is that abstinence-only education is harmful to the sexual health of American citizens, specifically teenagers. The authors state, “Although abstinence from sexual intercourse represents a healthy behavioral choice for adolescents, policies or programs offering “abstinence only” or “abstinence until marriage” as a single option for adolescents are…

through the years. Studies have shown that girls raised in poverty, in single-parent homes, and by parents with lower levels of education are more likely to become adolescent mothers. Between April 2009 and March 2010, there were 71 pregnancies in girls age 19 and under. (Teen Haven) Education is affected when the teenager becomes pregnant. Often young girls are too busy raising their child, they forget about their education and there social life which in turn affects their future. Teenage…

of twenty”. Growing up with a single parent may be a factor that causes teen pregnancy. The lack of sex education drives teens to practice unsafe sex; therefore, accidental pregnancy occurs. Another reason for young women to get pregnant is that they are suffering low self-esteem, which allows peer pressure to influence them. De Graaf, Hanneke, et al. support that “Empirical research shows that both parental support and knowledge, in general,…

Professor McCann English 1301 14 October 2014 The Truth In Rush Limbaugh’s essay, “Condoms: The New Diploma”, he talks about the foolishness of the distribution of condoms in high school. He says in his essay that abstinence should be the one and only sex education because condoms don’t actually offer one hundred percent protection against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Limbaugh’s essay would appeal to the average conservative republican, but would probably separate the liberals.…

negatively affects not only the mother and the child, but also society, both short and long term. Teen mothers are less likely to finish high school, less likely go to college, more likely to have families with many children, and more likely to stay single; this increases the likelihood that their children will live in poverty (5). Less than one-third of teens who start a family before age 18 ever earn a high school diploma (thenationalcampaign, 2012). Only 1.5% of teens obtain a college degree…

how to practice safe sex and the various options they have should something go wrong then they won’t know what to do; they will more than likely take the easy way out which would be abortion. By offering free birth control and better educate not just women, but men on sex then we can decrease the amount of unintended pregnancies which could cause the abortion rate to lower. A nationwide program that educates young people of all races and sexualities how to practice safe sex is a better solution…

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…