In schools all over America Sex Education has been a problem in many eyes. There needs to be better educating in sex ed. The class is being corrupted due to one major topic; abstinence. Sex Education should not preach abstinence because students are being denied important information and becoming emotionally damaged.
There are very important topics that are avoided. For example, STD & STI prevention and testing, pregnancy prevention as in birth control and condoms, and safe sex precautions. This information is not given to teens because what is supposed to be Sex Education is really
Abstinence Education (Sanoff). In a survey conducted in 2013 by Princeton Survey Research
Associates International, 1,000 high schoolers ages 13 to 17 were asked about their sexual behavior. 46% …show more content…
This is most likely the first real education adolescents get about their natural desires and when it's taught as something that should be avoided, it's hard to be accepting of themselves. As teenagers mature into adults and find their sexual urges have not gone away, they feel confused and embarrassed because of how sex has been stigmatized throughout their adolescents (Sanoff). Abstinence Education is resulting in teenagers emotional health becoming greatly harmed.
Abstinence should not be the only topic discussed in Sex Education because it is not teaching important information and is affecting teenagers' emotional health. Some many say information about topics like pregnancy prevention and STDs shouldn't have to be discussed because the best way to avoid those is to not have sex. It's true abstinence is the only way to be
100% safe but obviously teenagers are not going to all decide to wait. All sex topics should be discussed for the safety of students. They should be prepared if they decide to have sex and not uneducated and
There are very important topics that are avoided. For example, STD & STI prevention and testing, pregnancy prevention as in birth control and condoms, and safe sex precautions. This information is not given to teens because what is supposed to be Sex Education is really
Abstinence Education (Sanoff). In a survey conducted in 2013 by Princeton Survey Research
Associates International, 1,000 high schoolers ages 13 to 17 were asked about their sexual behavior. 46% …show more content…
This is most likely the first real education adolescents get about their natural desires and when it's taught as something that should be avoided, it's hard to be accepting of themselves. As teenagers mature into adults and find their sexual urges have not gone away, they feel confused and embarrassed because of how sex has been stigmatized throughout their adolescents (Sanoff). Abstinence Education is resulting in teenagers emotional health becoming greatly harmed.
Abstinence should not be the only topic discussed in Sex Education because it is not teaching important information and is affecting teenagers' emotional health. Some many say information about topics like pregnancy prevention and STDs shouldn't have to be discussed because the best way to avoid those is to not have sex. It's true abstinence is the only way to be
100% safe but obviously teenagers are not going to all decide to wait. All sex topics should be discussed for the safety of students. They should be prepared if they decide to have sex and not uneducated and