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... Certainly, society today, especially the youth of today, is obsessed with sex and all things sexual. ... For decades, experts have been trying to figure out the best way to teach adolescents about sex, since they are becoming the main target for all aspects of the media. Some believe that comprehensive sex education would be best, which would teach children about abstinence and about practicing safe sex. ... However, if they are only taught to not have sex, those who do decide to have sex will not be knowledgeable about practicing it safely. ...
It is inarguable that all teenagers are curious about sex. ... Adolescents must have an authoritative figure to teach them about sex, and to teach them about all of these consequences. ...
Others believe that adolescents should be taught about all areas of sex including abstinence. ... However, some teachers may not agree with this depending on their personal beliefs and their own experiences as parents. The same goes for parents of teenagers who do not want their children to be introduced to sex that deeply, and do not want to admit that their children are capable of having sex. Of course, these are the parents that do not realize what is really going on when their kids are out of sight. ... Those who support abstinence-only education are living in a fantasy world in which teenagers do not engage in sexual activities and are not pressured to do so. I, myself, am a testament to the fact that this is not true. My parents never knew about the things I did when I wasn’t with them, and still do not know most of it. ... We have all done it; the only difference is that a few generations ago, teenagers may have lied about cutting class or smoking a cigarette, and today they may lie about having sex during class and snorting cocaine. ... This fantasy world is obviously not the case. ... If they do not know about condom use, birth control, and other methods of safe sex, they will be more likely to not use them. For instance, the author of “ ‘Abstinence Only’ Sex Education: a Reality Check”, states, “[a]fter learning that abstinence is the ‘only certain way’ to avoid pregnancy and disease and that condoms and contraceptive methods are not reliable, young people who do become sexually active are less likely to practice prevention techniques” (par. ... Think of it like this: if a person is only taught about the failure rates of seat belts in cars and not taught about the success rates, will they still wear one or think it is useless? ... According to the author of “ ‘Abstinence Only’ Sex Education: a Reality Check”, one guideline these programs must follow is to teach that “abstinence from sexual intercourse is the most effective method of preventing pregnancies and STDs/HIV”. ... If adolescents are not taught how to practice safe sex, they will obviously be more likely to suffer the negative consequences of sex than those who are taught about safe sex. ... Debra Rosenberg, author of “The Battle over Abstinence”, writes:
Bush has…poured all the new federal dollars into the most restrictive type of abstinence program…SPRANS-more than doubling its budget to $73 million. ...
Most teenagers are curious about sex, and most of them do not know where to go for information.
Approximate Word count = 2706
Approximate Pages = 10.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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