What should public schools teach our children about sex? It can be a complex question, especially when dealing with morals, social norms, pop culture, hormones and health. When students sit down for their sex education, should teachers embrace an abstinence-only policy?
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Hayden and Emily, both of you make great points. Abstinence should be taught by parents not teachers. Teachers are there to educate their students, not tell them the decisions they should be making. Sure, there's nothing wrong in telling them that abstinence will protect them from pregnancy and STDs but to only tell them that is a diservice to the students. If the parents want a strong abstinence message taught so badly, they need to do it themselves.
- Kurtis34
February 15, 2009 12:54PM
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Kurtis makes a good point. It should be the parent's job to tell their kids what they want them to know. Teachers have enough to worry about as it is. And teaching teens about such a touchy subject is not an easy job. Parents can't just leave it up to their childrens teachers, they need to do it themselves or stop complaining.
- garzafanhc March 2, 2009 8:44AM
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This article speaks a lot of truth. I think parents know that their children aren't going to wait until marriage to have sex. I mean, they probably didn't themselves. They just wish that they would hold off until their kids are older and more mature to make those decisions. So teach Abstinense until the student is older, not until they are married.
- garzafanhc March 3, 2009 8:16AM
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Parents Want a Strong Abstinence Message
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By LifeWay Christian Resources - Biblical solutions for life
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Even as a "no" voter on this poll, I agree with this statement
I believe abstinence education should be emphasized because of the harmful emotional impact on immature kids that having sex at an early age in uncommitted relationships can have. There is no way you can take it back. Once done, its done. But that should not preclude factual presentation about contraception - kids are going to do this anyway - ultimately the choice will rest with them in a given situation. If they're going to do something stupid, at least let them know how to prevent spreading a disease or bringing a child into the world when they are completely unprepared.
- Obi1Kenobi July 25, 2008 6:32PM
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Do It Yourself
I see kids everyday who have no clue what's coming when they decide to "get down." There is definitely no stopping teens now. We need to know how to protect ourselves, not just hear teachers preach to us about everything we do wrong. Plus, if parents want their teens to change so bad, they should talk to them themselves, not leave it to some teacher, who's just interested in these kids from 8 to 3.
- Emily Barrett
January 25, 2009 4:52PM
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Parents Job
If a parent wants their child to have a strong abstinence base then they should be the ones installing that in their child. The children that have had that moral put in their life at a young age are probably more likely to obey it then somebody that learns about it at school. The kids that want to do it are going to find a way to do it.
- HAYDEN
January 25, 2009 10:33PM
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Yes, but...
I have to say that if I was a parent I would want a strong abstinence from sex message sent to my kids too. Parents want their kids to refrain from sex until they are married because they know that is the best way to keep away from STDs. The problem with abstinence only sex-ed programs is they don't teach kids how to prevent pregnancies or the spread of STDs. School need to use a sex-ed program that will benifit the student body as a whole, and abstinent only sex-ed programs are not the way to do that.
- Luke2734
February 15, 2009 12:51PM
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The Child's Well- being is a Parent's Concern
In the article, "Parents want a Strong Abstinence Message" the Christian organization of Lifeway show statistics that 90% of parents want an abstinence education because it is the best for the well-being of their child's health.
This strong percentage of parents are the body that help fund the educational system through their taxes. Since the tax money is coming from their pockets, they should be paying for the education that they want their child to recieve. It is very important to keep the wants of the parent satisfied because if they are not satisfied, they will complain and cause problems for the school and state.
As parents, they will always have a mind set to be protective over their little baby no matter how old they are. Parents do not want school systems advocating that sex is allowed if it is protected because that puts their child in danger. Many parents raise their children with values, and do not want schools to tarnish the values that parent s have spent years on teaching their child. Sexual activity is risky and unsafe, and that will cause a parent to worry about their children's well being and health.
- Kabunky
February 25, 2009 11:01AM
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even though parents want it doesnt mean it will be true
Parents want their children to practice abstinence, so therefore they want the schools to teach abstinence only. However the teachers can teach abstinence, but that does not mean the teens will listen. The parents that think the teens will listen to the abstinence only and not have sex until they are married are being naive. The world seems to be a different place than it was years ago and teens are even having sex earlier than before. Although this is not a good thing, abstinence only programs are not going to change it.
- tator
February 26, 2009 2:28PM
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