Teaching Real Sex in Highschool

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Teaching sex education is like telling a kid not to go in a cookie jar. A child usually asks for a cookie and the parent replies, “No.” “Don’t go into the cookie jar.” Then that child will climb or do whatever it can to get that cookie from the jar. As you can picture, parents say no without sharing the reason behind it or how to do what’s being asked. That is the problem not only with children, but also with teenagers. Parents, teachers, and mentors use the abstinence- only approach, which means they only teach high school students not to have sex and that it’s bad, but not all the facts behind it (Crooks 2014). Teens are rebellious so they will do exactly what an adult tells them not to do. No sex is going to make teenagers want to have sex even more. Many health classes are only teaching the surface of this material when it needs to be taught in depth. It’s better to hear correct information from teenagers and parents than to have false information placed in their heads by another less informed teenager. Comprehensive sex education should be taught in high school because it educates teens on safe sex, birth control, and healthy relationships so they will be able to make effective and safe choices. Comprehensive sex education is not just about teaching teens how to have sex safely, but a huge variety of topics that help teens (Crooks 2014). When a teenager leaves the house, they make decisions. They can make bad or good choices, but it’s ultimately up to them. If a teen chooses to have sex they should have the right to be educated so they won’t make a mistake. In many religions such as Christianity, sex is wrong before marriage. However, it is better for a teen to be safe than sorry. The U.S. is one of the top countries fo... ... middle of paper ... ...eens in America more about sex. Works Cited Campos, David. Sex, Youth, and Sex Educaton: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO Inc., 2002. Print Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Injory Prevention: Teen Dating Violence. 26 February 2014. Web. 13 April 2014 Crooks, Robert, and Baur, Karla. Our Sexuality. Wadsworth, 2014. Print Kelly, Katy. "JUST DON't DO IT! (Cover Story)." U.S. News & World Report 139.14 (2005): 44. TOPICsearch. Web. 6 Apr. 2014. Parental Consent and Notice for Contraceptives Threatens Teen Health and Constitutional Rights. Center for Reproductive Rights. (1992-2013). Web 13 April 2014 Stover, Del. "Should We Be Teaching Sex Education Or Sexual Abstinence?." Education Digest 72.5 (2007): 41. TOPICsearch. Web. 6 Apr. 2014. Vaznis, James. "School Committee OK's Condoms." Boston Globe: B.1. Jun 20 2013. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 12 Apr. 2014 .

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