With the topic of sex education, many
people share different views on the subject. Should schools teach it or should
parents take on the responsibility of talking to their kids? While several
others would agree with me that clearly as a result of today’s statistics
parents are not taking the initiative to talk to their children about sex or
even pregnancy prevention. Schools such as Arizona, Texas, and Arkansas who have a higher pregnancy rate, “do not
require sex education at all, and if it is taught, schools are required to
stress abstinence,” (Leber).
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shows the pregnancy rates all over the US and the states such as Arizona,
Texas, Nevada, and Arkansas have the most teen pregnancy.
However more and more parents want to teach their children about sex.
They feel as though it is their duty as a parent to teach them about the
consequences of sex and sex itself. I can understand these parents, because my
mother was one of them. A survey at babychild.org.uk questioned 1,
700 parents of children whose ages ranged from 5-11 and as a result 59% of the
parents said they believe that sex education should not be taught in schools. And
about one out of four parents said that the topic of ‘sex’ should not be taught
until the age of about thirteen. I realize why parents want to teach their own
children for two reasons: the children may feel more comfortable at a home
setting and discussing the topic and the other because they are more likely to
pay attention when it is one-on-one with a parent. However as the rate of
parents wanting to teach their children about sex increases so does the
pregnancy rate. In America alone, 34% of teenagers have at least one child
before the age of 20. According to this one website, “The United State spends $7 billion each year due to
the costs of teen pregnancy,” (Teenhelp). So wouldn’t it make sense that to
reduce the spending costs on teen pregnancy we should include sex education?
I
do think parents should be able to teach their children about sex, and they
can. They don’t have to hear it once. The parents can discuss with their
children about what they learned in sex education and compare it with what the
parents have to tell them. The more times they here about sex and its
consequences the less likely they will have sex and or the more likely they
will use protection.
Works
Cited:
Leber,
Rebecca, and Adam Peck. "States With The Highest Teen
Pregnancy Rates Lack Adequate Sex Ed
Requirements."
ThinkProgress RSS. N.p., n.d.
Web. 14 Apr. 2013.
<http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/01/1640851/states-
teen-pregnancy-rates/>.
"Sex
Education Should Not Be Taught in Schools." Sex Education
Should Not Be Taught in Schools. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2013.
<http://www.teachingtimes.com/news/sex-education-
schools.htm>.
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