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Sex Education

To Teach or Not to Teach
Today many more teens are creating sexual experiences or beginning their sexual lives at a very young age. Some believe that the sooner they start having sex the faster and more quickly they will become an adult. Others believe it is a part of their lives that they are ready to deal with. Without the full knowledge of sex education, these teens are making somewhat uniformed decisions and are getting themselves into much more trouble than they thought possible. With so many viruses, diseases, and sicknesses out there, it is wrong to not inform students of what they could be getting into. Without enough sexual education in public schools we are letting teens explore a new world, alone, which could become very dangerous.
Sex education is the practice of attaining information and forming opinions and values about sex. It helps to develop adolescent's abilities that allows for them to make knowledgeable decisions about their character, and feel positive and capable about acting on these choices. The aims of sex education include reducing the risks of negative effects from sexual behavior such as unwanted or unplanned pregnancies and infection from sexually transmitted diseases, and also improving the quality of relationships (avert).
Today young people are given inaccurate and misleading information when it comes to sex education. These teens are either being taught in an abstinence only program or a sex education program that is not sufficient. Teaching kids only about abstinence is not a very responsible approach by the schools or the government, neither is not giving teens thorough information. These programs are said to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases yet they do not teach how to prevent them. Most of the curricula involve telling young people to not touch each other and that abortions can lead to sterility and sometimes even suicide. What kind of information is that? We are sending these teens...