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nadia torres (Mst)
Junior Member
Username: Mst
Post Number: 4
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Monday, January 29, 2007 - 11:50 am: |       |
What would you do if you had to teach sex education, but they only wanted you to teach abstience only? What if you didn't truly believe that is the way to teach the subject? |
Danny Jun (Dingho)
Junior Member
Username: Dingho
Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Monday, January 29, 2007 - 7:29 pm: | |
Hi Nadia 
This is a great post!
Personally, I believe teaching "abstinence-only" in sex ed. is unrealistic, not to mention ineffective. Sure, waiting until marriage to have sex is ethical (according to our societal belief), but I believe that curiosity is the very basis of education.
Many research (recently done by Texas A&M University in 2005) confirms that abstinence-only sex education programs, a major part in George W. Bush's education plan (LOL. I find this paradoxical), have absolutely no impact compared to the same hormone-raging teenagers who have not been educated. Not only that, the study reveals that teenagers who have been taught abstinence-only sex ed. tend to have unprotected sex more frequently than those who have received proper instructions on how to use contraceptives. Why doesn't that surprise me?
I don't criticize abstinence being the main focus in sex education. I just believe that educators have to evolve around our students and the different culture they live in (hip hop culture is the big one).
I would find myself very dissatisfied (I am not a health teacher, yet) to teach abstinence knowing that students will go home and watch 'Sex and the City' and 'Desperate Housewives'. But if I was put in this situation where I was only allowed to teach abstinence, I would try my best to convince the school board and the parents (it would be much difficult if I was in a religious school). If that doesn't work, (I am ashamed to say this) I would respect their decision and submit to their authority. But my philosophy stands; If students can't learn the way we teach, we ought to teach the way they learn.
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Jennifer S. Gladle (Jestgl)
New member
Username: Jestgl
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 5:53 am: | |
I think that sex-education is very imporant, and if you're teaching abstinence, I don't feel that the students are getting the education they need to know on sex-ed. I mean lets face it we are exactly holey creatures. So lets say that you do happen to teach abstinence for your sex-ed coarse, you're still going to have those few students who are going to become sexually active. So I feel that those students should know about the sexaully transmitted diseases, becoming pregant, and how important it is for a peps smear. I would bring this up to princpal and say that girls are getting pregant at age 16, we need to teach them the importance of protective sex, and un protective sex with the consequences. Then I would hope that they are actually down with reality. I mean the world isn't all about flowers and bunnies. |
Megan Nimmo (Mnimmo)
Junior Member
Username: Mnimmo
Post Number: 2
Registered: 6-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 2:10 pm: | |
Sex-education is a subject with a lot of controversy. However, I believe that if we as health teachers do not teach all birth control methods (including abstinence) we are only hurting the students. It is obvious that the students are being exposed to so much on tv and the computer. If we sit down and teach them all the correct information they will have a good basis to make informed decisions later on. |
Meghan Miller (Meghansru)
Junior Member
Username: Meghansru
Post Number: 3
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 - 5:42 am: | |
The teaching of abstinence is extremely important. A lot of religious groups teach their youngsters that “True Love Waits,” and have purity rings for all of the adolescents that adhere to the regulations and practice abstinence till they are married.
However, this is not a “perfect world” and some youngsters will start engaging in sexual intercourse before they are married. They should be educated on all the risks of doing so as well as the preventions that are out there. This is where Sex Education is needed in schools, within appropriate amounts for each grade level.
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Lisa Getgen (Lmg4779)
Junior Member
Username: Lmg4779
Post Number: 4
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 8:48 am: | |
It seems that kids today are having sex younger and younger. Sex education in my old high school was taught in tenth grade for one quarter. We learned about STD's, condoms, etc... but the main focal point was abstinence. Our teacher was teaching us this but at the same time in my class of 25, 7 kids were already parents.
I believe sex education needs to focus on every aspect. Health, consequences, options, birth control, etc... I also believe sex education needs to be taught as an actual class for the whole year and be introduced at a younger age. Get to them while they are younger and have a less chance of getting involved in sex. So that when they are older, they can use the education taught to them. |
Rena Griffin (Rlg197)
Junior Member
Username: Rlg197
Post Number: 2
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 5:04 pm: | |
I teach sex education in 10th grade. I am lucky enough that my school does not have me teaching abstinence only. I understand to mention abstinences as the best choice but being realistic with these kids today in necessary. I have had atleast 10 girls in the last 2 years get pregnant. I personally go over all contraceptive methods. I demonstrate how they are used and explain how they protect them. I feel that this is absolutly the way to go. If I could atleast in my school district and knowing what the kids are doing would like to even hand out condoms. I dont feel that it means go and have sex, but I do feel that I am saying if you are going to make that decision to have sex to atleast use protection. |
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