The Bedroom Wars - educational studies - school essay

The Bedroom Wars

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educational studies

school essay

date published 02/10/2007

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To abstain or not to abstain? Seems like everyone has their own answer to this question. The educational system is doing most of the answering for us. There are two types of proposed programs that are floating around; abstinence-only programs that teach kids that abstinence is the only good choice and a comprehensive sex education, which acknowledges sex as a premarital behavior and provides safety information. Telling kids all the dangers associated with sex and saying the only way to survive is by not having sex is blatantly wrong. It is denying kids information that can save their lives. Sex education needs to encompass every aspect of sexual relationships, acknowledge that people do and will have sex, and provide them with the tools to make informed decisions.

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To abstain or not to abstain' Seems like everyone has their own answer to this question.
In an article from Washington University a sex educator and therapist stated that, "Touching and holding and erotic feelings are everyone's birthright and they are a part of lifelong health??
When sex education became nationwide between 1925 and 1940, educators were afraid that talking about prostitution, adultery, and prophylactic methods would make the students more promiscuous.
As the number of teenage pregnancies rose and AIDS spread, people became more worried.
In our current age there is now an ongoing debate as to what type of sex education is more beneficent for our children.
However the relationship between the decrease in teen pregnancy and these abstinence-only programs, has been misinterpreted.
Also, advocates for abstinence-only show statistics for an increase of STDs in America.
Most of the time abstinence programs only teach with fear, scaring children, not really educating them, using actual medical facts
The next step would be to take this idea and combine it with the teacher-taught comprehensive sex education programs.