Persuasive Essay About Sex Education

While sexual education is mandatory in almost all secondary schools across Australia, the level of depth at which it is taught varies throughout every school. Many highly important areas of sex ed, such as learning about consent, contraceptive options and violence in relationships, are less commonly taught in high school, with puberty typically being the prime topic taught in PDHPE lessons instead. But when we look at the increase in things such as sexual assault, sexual violence, Sexually Transmitted Infections and teenage pregnancy among today’s youth, we must wonder why such imperative subjects to educate teenagers on are discussed so minimally.

Did you know that 24 states in the US require their public schools to teach sex education and HIV education to their students (NCL.org)? Do they even need to understand sex or STDs? Well of course not. That’s why schools should not even teach these students sex because it’s just going to be too much for the high school students’ young mind, sex education will definitely motivate the students to have sex—regardless of their sexuality--, and it’s up to their not so busy parents to explain sex—and all its glory—to their children who are attending high school.

As children grow, they accumulate knowledge over the years about a variety of subjects to prepare them for the future. Children learn from parents, schools, life experiences, what they watch and other influences around them, and it can be either positive learning or negative learning. There is one subject that is difficult to teach and have control over because of misunderstandings, lack of teaching, and publicity. Sex education has been a major debate for children under eighteen, because there are some parents that want it taught in schools and others that do not because of different reasons. There are currently eighteen states and the District of Columbia that require schools to provide sex education and thirty-two that do not require

As of 2017, there are twenty-one U.S states that do not mandate sex education. That is almost half of our country's youth not having access to proper, medically accurate, and unbiased sexual education. There are about 10 million STI cases a year among those aged 15 - 24; this means 50% of sexually active people will contract an STI before the age of 25. In order to combat these numbers, sexual education needs to become a subject taught in high schools nationwide. After all, if we allow our children to be taught subjects like English, math, and science, why deny them the opportunity to learn about their own biology?

In a sexual education class, you learn about a natural part of life. Sexual education help students prepare and feel safe about a part of life. As teenager learn about sexual education it encourages them to attempt sexual activities. “Students who reported being sexually active, 39 percent reported that they did not use a condom at last sexual intercourse, and 77 percent reported that they did not use birth control pills or depo-provera. Among teen couples who do not use any method of contraception, 85-90% will experience a pregnancy within one year (Bridges).” Sexual education teaches students about the use of condoms and birth control, which may help reduce the amount of pregnancies of students.

When it comes to sexual education for children, I think that information should be provided from more than one outlet. I think that sexual knowledge should be gained from both home and school. I do not think that churches should really have any role or part in teaching children sexual education, because most churches would promote only chastity and abstinence only ideas. I think that a mix between learning things at home and at school is what would work best for most children. This being said, I think that when it comes to schools, there must be a better and reformed version of sexual education than what we see today.

Criminal, rapist, and animal are a few words that are often associated with sex offenders. The survivors of these horrendous attacks aren’t characters on TV, often they can be the students in your local college. College students are more likely to be sexually assaulted than any other age group. In fact, 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted while attending college. Colleges should be battling to reduce these attacks by implementing a new sex education, teaching prevention, and spreading awareness. Civil rights leader, Mahatma Gandhi, believed that “you must be the change you wish to see in the world”. I agree with Gandhi, these attacks leave permanent physical and mental scarring on their victims and I believe it’s our duty to look out for the safety of others to help prevent these attacks.

I remember walking into the bathroom on the second floor of my high school. I took a glance at the wall above the hand dryer and there it lay, an apathetic attempt at educating the masses at Neville high school about the ‘dangers’ of sex, a laminated piece of printer paper which obviously indicated the pusillanimous nature of the high school. Twenty or so abstinence-based opinions on sex, unable to elaborate upon the relatively simple claims made on the sheet. Hanging a piece of paper in the bathroom over the sinks do not constitute a proper sex education. Proper sex education is comprehensive and divulges into serious topics, such as relationships, sexual diversity, and sexual assertiveness, and tells adolescence more than just ‘don't do it, you won't get any more popular’. When examining the two main forms of sex education one may ponder how does America compare to other countries, why it fails in comparison, and then wonder why people believe in abstinence program and the effects of doing so.

Copious teenagers around the United States experience unexpected pregnancies, while others experience sexually transmitted infections at an early age. This is due to the fact that adolescents commenced to be sexually active at a rather young age. Due to the high increase of unexpected pregnancies and transmitted diseases, school officials came to the conclusion of imposing the need of a sex education course. Throughout the students early adolescent years, schools officials commence to introduce teenagers to sex education in order to give students a comprehension of the function of sexual relationships. Although, it is quit difficult for student to fully comprehend the actual consequences of being sexually active. This is due to the fact that schools impose a rather vague lesson about sexual education, which increases the undesired pregnancies and severe infections. Rather than giving the students a clear explanation of sex, school officials chose to keep it PG 13 because they believe they should be introduced to the topic, but not gain a full understanding of it. They do not want students to gain a full understanding of being sexually active; due to the fact that they do not want teenagers to be sexually active in their early life, because it can severely impact them. Furthermore, teenagers who are exposed to a sexually active lives at an early age tend to both experience unexpected pregnancies and severe transmitted diseases. On the other hand, students who take advantage

According to Daily Mail Reporter, many adults believe sexual education shouldn’t be taught in schools and children should learn from their families. Parents have the impression that it is inappropriate to teach children about sex. In fact, 27% of parents stated there is no need for sexual education in schools (“Sex Education Should”). As written by Cullen Herout, who writes for The Blaze, he does not even consider sexual education to be education at all; Herout classifies education as the basic subjects taught in all schools, such as

(8) Secretary DeVos, the last lesson a teenage girl needs is that sex will make her untouchable and disgusting. The message that groups, such as Best Choice, sends is damaging to a young teen’s mental health and provides no accurate and useful information to an individual’s growth and development. Especially for any students who have experienced sexual assault, this demeaning message will only worsen any psychological damage that likely already existed. No human should ever be taught that he or she is used up and worthless, and no program that does so should ever be federally funded. Secretary DeVos, you can make a difference in these girls’ lives and stop funding abstinent-only programs, like Best Choice, that provide a demeaning and inaccurate sex education.

Sexual education in Washington state needs a major revamping. Sexual Education and its place in schools has been debated for decades. Going into 2017 many millennials wonder how sexual education will be approached. As well as questioning, why it is not mandatory in our schools and the curriculum being decided by the government. Some, mostly the elderly generation, do not approve Sexual Education being taught in schools feeling it should be taught either in religious circles or the privacy of home. Of course, not all youth today want to learn about sexual activities and should not be forced to take a class that covers such a personal topic. However, with the United States rising in the ranks in teenage pregnancy’s as well as sexually transmitted diseases we need to educate our children on how to be safe by giving them the resources they deserve. Sexual education should be mandatory in public institutions in Washington state because it will help students make more educated decisions later in life sexually, will give them the resources to be safe sexually, as well as have a better understanding of their bodies and sexual encounters.

Do you know where babies come from? Well if we did not have a sex education course how would we find the proper information about anything! When society talks about sex it is almost a taboo subject that just is forbidden. All public schools should teach sex-education because it helps protect teens from sexually transmitted diseases, unplanned pregnancy, and promotes healthy relationships. Pregnancy is always such a joyous gift except for if the girl is a teenager. Teen pregnancy is not a sociable acceptance and the girls get criticized for it, when yet it takes two to make one. If teens did not have a sex education class they might not even have a clue on how easy it could be to become pregnant. As of 2015 results teen pregnancy rates are at an overall low for the united states, but still higher than western industrialized nations. (“Reproductive Health: Teen Pregnancy.”) The education course goes over huge risks that teens may not even know are out there. The STD rate is growing rapidly and if it hits a teenage generation things could spiral out of control. In the years 2015- 2016 syphilis rates went up 18 percent overall and 36 percent for just woman. (“CDC Newsroom.”) Health courses even begin to explain how a health relationship should look. Standards have been lowered and it is up to the health education teachers to provide us with good information on what students should expect from their other half. Even having a healthy relationship with yourself

world around them and their changing bodies is in turn detrimental. They need to be

Teenagers have sex; it is an uncomfortable, unavoidable fact. What can be changed, however, is how we go about it. In the United States, nearly 50% of high school students report being sexually active, as well as over 60% of high school seniors. (Conklin). Sexual education in the United States is lacking, and it’s taking its toll on teenagers. Teaching adolescents how to be safe and how to take care of themselves is the least we can do.