Comprehensive Sex Education Research Paper

Ramsses the II Have you ever imagined if you were in control of 100,000 men. Also being able to demolish a single army in a single battle . Ramsses II is easily one of the most powerful pharaoh in the 19th Dynasty and most likely the world. Ramsses was born in 1303 B.C. He also grew up in the royal court of Egypt.

Edward Said, literary critic, has described exile as something “strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience,” and as something that can be “potent, even enriching.” In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne experiences an exile after being marked as an adulteress which intrigues the reader because of its ability to change her substantially throughout the novel. Hester’s exile is intriguing because she often is near other people, but she remains on the outskirts of the town, and of society. Through the years, this exile leads to Hester’s complete transformation proves her incredible strength, even when faced with such tragedy.

I believe that all schools should teach an inclusive form of sexual education. I believe that teaching abstinence is not working in the slightest because the rate of teenagers who are sexually active is gradually increasing. Since the fact is that teens are participating in sexual intercourse, we need to teach them how to have sex safely. Schools need to teach a form of sexual education that will fully cover how to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases and infections, because the abstinence-only-until-marriage programs contain inaccuracies and flaws, the popular opinion differs from state policies, and the government and tax payer’s money could be better allocated to a different cause. Ultimately teaching proper sexual education will help to lower the teenage pregnancy

The Great Gatsby written By F.Scott Fitzgerald is a novel about people, mainly Gatsby’s idea of the ‘American dream’ which can be compared easily to The Catcher in the Rye By J.D Salinger. Nick and Jay Gatsby are similar to Holden Caulfield. Nick is like Holden in the fact that they both share ideas of having expectations of people and hope, even though society constantly lets them down with multiple examples showing how people act in their natural state. Gatsby and Holden are much alike because they both have these fond ideas of women and their illusion of their American dreams, with Holden its Jane and with Gatsby its Daisy but they are both disappointed when they realize their ideas are just ideas

As the SIECUS studies have shown, and from the information gathered from the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health Study Sex College tour, students leave comprehensive sex education classes and workshops with more knowledge, better resources and with less shame about their desires. Despite my obvious biases towards comprehensive sex education I truly believe that the current system is creating the exact issues that pro-abstinence groups are trying to prevent. Due to their use of shame and scare tactics, teens are avoiding communication with sexual/romantic partners, not turning to adults in times of need, unknowingly contracting STIs and infecting others and feeling all-around ashamed of the sexual desires. This is a system that turns an eye away from preventative measures like birth control and condoms, as well as demonizes people who become pregnant and vilifies those who have abortions. But most importantly it makes people scared to explore what they want sexually, even more afraid to ask for what they desire and completely unable to respond to issues where their consent was given. These are all issues that can be avoided if children in kindergarten through twelfth grade were provided the information they needed to understand their bodies and more importantly how to use them, and take care of them. Our culture expects people to automatically know what to do, how to protect ourselves and be our own sexual advocates, but cringes at the idea of actually teaching those skills. Nothing will change until we decide that people who are asking the questions are old enough and prepared to actually hear the

In the article “Sex Education Promotes Understanding and Study” by both Deborah Lee and Maureen McMachon claim sex education is good and should be promoted, both authors are for sex education. Throughout the article both Lee and McMachon agree that having sex education can prevent life-threatening consequences such as, STD’s and creating a new life. Also, both agree that parents of the students are not fulfilling their obligations of teaching their child about sex. In the article (p.6) Lee and McMachon say, “Parents are becoming more lenient about the concept of sex education in schools” this is saying that parents are relying on schools to talk about sex to their children. To add, the authors believe the students can fight peer pressure from

     By offering both sex education and abstinance as an alternative, schools are giving the children mixed messages. They are saying that if a young person decides to have sex it is okay as long as they use some form of birth control, none of which is 100% effective. Children are constantly confronted with sex in our society today. Sex is portrayed in many different ways, but rarely as something to be cherished, treated with respect, and practiced within the bounds of marriage. Schools are fighting a losing battle if they are trying to teach that some types of sex are okay as long as the individual uses protection. Which types are kids supposed to practice? Who are they supposed to look to as a role model? Jerry Springer, daytime soaps, NYPD Blue? Anytime they watch TV sitcoms and commercials they see sexual acts; and they also hear erotic language on the radio, and see indecent public displays of affection. Isn?t this enough? Parents can?t control the things that their kids do unless they lock them up for eighteen years. But they can control, somewhat, what is being taught to their kids at school. Parents should want to know what their children are subject to at school, and the

There have been a lot of awful comments of having an abstinence based program in schools. When compared to sex education in each state it’s taught differently in each state so most kids don’t have the same understanding when it comes to sex. Comprehensive sex education is one of the programs that can be taught instead of abstinence only until marriage programs. That particular program teaches kids about being abstinent also of what can happen after having sex. The negative side of the debate wants sex education to be taught in schools and not abstinence. Teens in public schools should be able to know their options such as abstinence and the ways it can

The topic of sex education conjures up much controversy regarding what should be taught, how it should be taught, or if it should be taught at all. The overarching goal of including sex education in public school curriculum should be to promote a lifelong healthy sexuality, and with this goal comes the hope that the inclusion of sex education in public schools will delay sexual activity. According to an article by David J. Landry, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Susheela Singh, and Jenny Higgins, “men and women in the United States typically begin having sexual intercourse during adolescence at a mean age of 16.9 years for men and 17.4 for women” (Landry, Darroch, Singh, & Higgins,

Sex education provides the youth with the skills and knowledge needed to practice safer sex behavior, refuse sex, and engage in positive youth development programs. The positive youth development programs provide the youth with motivation and confidence to gain and utilize the skills listed above. The federal government invests $1.5 billion dollars in abstinence-only programs, which have been proven ineffective among the adolescent population (Advocates for Youth, 2009). Nevertheless, there has been proposed budgets to create funding for programs that have been proven effective in reducing teen pregnancy, delaying sexual activity, or increasing contraceptive use (Advocates for Youth, 2009). limit the youth with information that is contradicted through the media everyday.

Sex can be awkward. Uncoordinated. Funny, even. But there is more to sex than the act itself; it comes with a whole world of new sensations, contraceptives, emotions, and potential infections. Just like it is vital to do research before going on a trip to somewhere new, it is incredibly important to have knowledge of sex before it is faced, as it can have a lot of consequences. Yet lots of teenagers, adolescents, and young adults do not have the information, simply because it was not taught. The CDC has sixteen topics that are essential for a complete sexual health education curriculum, yet most schools do not teach all of these. Teenagers are missing out on lessons about contraception, consent, self-care, and sexually transmitted diseases, all important for their health. This kind of ignorance needs to be eliminated; sex ed programs need to be developed further in order to teach adolescents what they need to know about sex and health. Comprehensive sex education curriculums should be taught in schools throughout America from a young age, as it is important for kids to have an understanding of basic anatomy, the risks of sexual intercourse, and contraceptives to keep themselves safe.

Sex, it is seemly the main focus in American society. In fact, 95% of Americans have sex before marriage, (Lawrence 3). It is all over television, in books, and frankly, all over the internet. Whether it is wanted it or not, it is only natural that American youth are so curious about sex. So why are school systems leaving students in the dark about what they hear about or see every single day? Is it not the job of school corporations to educate the children? Schools need to implement sex education courses to give medically accurate information, educate them about smart sexual decisions, and to prevent these young adults from engaging in sexual activity as early.

Let 's talk about sex. Stances on comprehensive sexual education vary, whether it be from religious beliefs or past experiences, different views are held throughout. "It is in the interests of society in general... for every secondary school pupil to be in receipt of sexual education” (Cumper 16). The phrase ‘it’s better to be safe than sorry’ applies heavily on the topic of sex education, the idea of a pregnant and STD ridden 15 year old tends to frighten a million times more than the thought of proper contraception use and safe sexual encounters. Although the likeliness of a parent wanting their teen to engage in sex remains extremely low, most would prefer the latter. Comprehensive sexual education should be implemented in all schools

That said, it is important to provide accurate and honest information regarding the nature of sex in American culture. Even if parents and guardians refuse to speak about sex with their children, it is unlikely that their children will remain ignorant about sex for long. Whether or not the information they receive is medically accurate, culturally appropriate, or even legal, on the other hand, is heavily dependent on the savviness of the child, and is ergo left to chance. It is thus the responsibility of the educator to provide the kind of information that will

I was a senior in high school at the age of 17 when I had my son Zachary. Up until that moment I lived just as my other classmates did. I played the sax in the school band, football games on the weekend and hit the books on Mondays. Although I wouldn’t trade my son for the world, I wish I would have waited after college and a degree to raise him. The only thing my parents ever told me on the topic of sex education was “Mijo, debes de tener relaciones sexuales” simply meaning don’t have sex. My schools sex Ed class or lack thereof, was a faded memory at best. I was taught close to nothing about contraceptives, STD’s and HIV, but if I had there would be no doubt the last 6 years of my life would have been much less complicated.