Essays on Sex education Page 4

A month before I came to USA, I was watching a stand up of Louis C.K. Generally, I watch English entertainment shows on my laptop but nobody was at my home so I was watching it on Television. After, sometime my mother arrived from market. When she arrived from market Louis C.K was talking about…

In today s society, there is an ongoing debate over sex education and its influence on children. With teenage pregnancy rates higher than ever and the imminent threat of the contraction of STD s, such as HIV, the role of sex education in the school is of a greater importance now than ever before. Some…

Sexual Education (Sex Ed.), the infamous course that we were instructed to take in middle/high school. Many of us remember taking this course, feeling either embarrassed and/or thought we knew all that there was to know about the topic. In sex ed., I recall being enlightened about many capabilities that I never knew my body…

The classification does not impose any restrictions on what should or shouldn’t be done. However, societal norms deem many things as “taboo” for teenagers. Amy Schalet discusses in her article “Teenage Sex – The Sleepover Question” whether parents should talk to their teenagers about sex and whether they should encourage or prohibit it. Amy highlights…

There has been a significant increase in teenage pregnancy in recent years. Although I have not personally experienced this situation, my understanding is based on the experiences of my friends who became pregnant at a young age. It is worth mentioning that I do not make any moral judgments about teenage pregnancy. For certain teenagers,…

Abortion gives the mother an option not to have a baby if she doesn’t chooses not to haveone. In some cases, abortions can save the life of the mother. Poor families greatly benefit fromabortions. For those still in school, abortions give teenagers a normal life, and would help themsucceed in school. These are reasons why…

In the after math of the AIDs scare of the late 80’s, school board officials sought to create a health class curriculum that would cover sex education. This was a hot topic in the 90’s and it brought about the questions of sex education and whether it is the schools responsibility or the parents to…

Should Sex Education Be Taught in Public Schools? The decision to teach sex education has been in debate for a few generations. The actuality is that, for parents and communities, it is still a highly controversial issue that must be addressed. Many believe that the incidents of school-age children participating in sexual practices are increasing….

Sexual Education was introduced to the American Public School System in 1913, at the beginning of this century. Superintendent of Schools, Ella Flagg Young promoted the teaching of sex education, and implemented sex hygiene lectures in the Chicago, IL, school system. The goal then was to reduce social problems such as venereal disease and prostitution…

 “Birth control has been pitched in the United States as an individual solution, rather than a public health strategy, the purpose of oral contraceptives was understood by manufacturers, physicians, and consumers to be the prevention of pregnancy, a basic health care need for women. Since 1990, the content of that message has changed, reflecting a…