I chose this source because the essay helps understand why sex education is important and how we can get sex education in schools. Also William argues that parents should be doing their part if they refuse to add sex education in schools which is helpful to know other agree that parents should do their part and not just the
An unexpected pregnancy as a teen can be a devastating occurrence. It might change the entire course of his or her life to discover they are about to become parents. That is why it is so important for teens that are sexually active to learn the basics about having safe sex and protecting themselves from STDs and unintended teen pregnancy. I think that it is a good idea to offer young teens the different birth control options available such as the commonly known birth control pills or condoms. Also, today we have other options like the birth control patch, Depo-Provera (shot), female condoms, and IUD’s (inter-uterine device) to help lower and prevent teen pregnancy and the spread of
In the essay “Condoms: The New Diploma” Rush Limbaugh explains to readers how the distributions of condoms and sex education programs are promoting sex more than preventing it. Limbaugh continues to explain that public schools should be going back to more of the traditional methods such as abstinence to help prevent STD’s and possibly early teen pregnancies. Overall, the argument being made by Limbaugh is sound. I agree with Limbaugh’s first sentence, “The logic and motivation behind this country’s mad dash to distribute free condoms in our public school is ridiculous and misguided.” This instantly reveals Limbaugh’s opposing stance towards the subject of condoms being distributed to young students in school. When schools pass items such as condoms around, kids can easily get the impression that it’s okay to use them.
Opening minds or closing them shut depending upon what the teen takes from the birds and the bees conversation. “Talk about sex early and often […talking] openly about sex in an age appropriate way, you can teach our teenager how to behave responsibly”(Teen Pregnancy Prevention 1). The intention to even speak to a teenager about sex is solely good. Adults want to give teens, as much information about sex to help them understand it. This knowledge is not only being offered in the school and socially but also in the household.
By taking the decision out of the parent’s hand, the relationship is also affected as the child is no longer discussing what is going on in their life and freeze the lines of communications between parent and child. It encourages teens to have unprotected sex which leads to STD’s /STI’s It can lead teens to believing that getting pregnant will be ok and they will be able to turn to a Plan B pill. Females should have the option to be examined and advised on what their options are when it comes to the different types of birth control…There could be cases where the student could be allergic to some of the ingredients. Take into consideration, a pregnancy test is not administered before the school gives this pill…What if the teenager is already pregnant…This could lead to _________ *We need to say something about religion & something else about Birth control (not the pill) 1. If schools can’t give kids Aspirin or Motrin without informing the parents; then why should they be able to administer birth control without the parents
However, humans are sexual beings. Like all sexual creatures we have an instinctive sexual desire (Taflinger, 1996). Because of the nature of human beings, it is reasonable that students receive comprehensive sexual education combined with abstinence education, so youth can make informed reproductive choices, understand the risks of sex (and know how to protect themselves from those risks), and be active in promoting their own sexual well-being. Abstinence-only programs can be dangerous because students do not receive the information regarding safe sex and contraception. Studies have shown students who participated in comprehensive sexual education were no more likely to engage in sexual activity than a student who participated in abstinence-only programs.
Credibility: know where audience is coming from, subject affects everyone Thesis & main points: Allowing students to learn about all aspects of sexual education, not just abstinence will help decrease the spread of STD’s, lower the teen pregnancy rate, and help promote healthy relationships. Transition # 1: The spread of STD’s has gotten way out of hand in America, mostly because no one ever really learns about them until it’s too late. Main point 1: Teaching students about each STD, ways to protect against them, and how to get tested if sexually active, can drastically curve there spread, not just for everyone now, but later on in life as well. Sub point 1: According to Women’s health.org, the United States has the highest rates of STDs in the industrialized world. In the United States alone, about 19 million new infections are estimated to occur each year.
Peer pressure is so common in schools from middle school all the way to junior high. If parents aren’t able to help the next generation our future who will also be responsible for our future generations shouldn’t we give them a professional environment where they can actually learn how to be safe and handle the emotions and new feelings they get from puberty. Parents will argue against their sons or daughters to go take sex education. Fear is common that sex education will be a gate way to believing sex is ok. Sex education however provides different methods to prevent having STD’s or giving birth which happens without a basis of how to use protection.
This is evident in the text when Katharine justifies the sexual relationship between her and Winston as two names. “[Katharine] had two names for it. One was making a baby, and the other was our duty to party.” (Orwell 70). This justification is abnormal and it covers the truth that sexuality is buried in human nature. On the other hand, in today’s society, this fact is recognized and it is evident when Ontario government plans to update sex education program in elementary school so that kids can have the right idea and not be led astray by distortions of
Summary Sex education is used to inform young people on relationships and intimacy. It also is used to inform them on all the negative outcomes sex can cause like diseases and unwanted pregnancies. Yet, programs like abstinence don’t really help people to stop having sex. Abstinence-only programs tend to take credit of the decrease on teen pregnancy but in reality it is the fact that 88% of teens have been taught in school about HIV and STDs. There are 3 federal programs that fund for abstinence-only education getting $102 million in the year of 2002.