Or better yet, can't we teach them both? Really, I want to know why teaching sex ed is so "evil".
2006-11-16 08:39:49 · 17 answers · asked by Cold Stone 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I'm a conservative.....
And I think teaching kids all about abstinance and birth control is all good. I think they also need to know about all choices in the event they end up pregnant as well.
Not all conservatives are christian extremists....
At some point we have to all set aside political differences and do things that make sense...
2006-11-16 08:45:34 · answer #1 · answered by westfield47130 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it's amazing how little people know about sex ed in schools.. and yes, it's the republicans that are shooting it down .. at least at local levels.. my parents have been educators for over 20 years and my father retired from that and is now a state representative.. and believe me when i say I've seen it first hand.. the fangs get bared and they go to town.. there is nothing wrong with teaching them both, we should.. and in the sex ed class i had in the 7th grade (tough to get that one threw, but we did it!) they did teach both.. and guess what? here i am 26 with no children and no std's... wow amazing how that happens.. most better than 99% of the people in my class didn't have children until after they were married!.. well the community freaked out and the program had to be pulled.. the next several classes after that had about 3-7% drop out rate due to pregnancy... and they were the children of the high and mighties that got sex ed kicked out.. that will shut some mouths real quick lol... the fact is it works and people are afraid of it because it is change and they don't want their kids learning about it at school.. well they are learning about it anyway from TV and their friends and the parents and churches aren't getting the job done.. so either pick up the pace parents and communities or get out of the way of progress.
2006-11-16 09:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by pip 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This really isn't a political debate. There are conservatives that would like to see safe-sex ed taught rather than abstinence. And on the other hand, I'm sure there are some Liberals who think abstinence, like my grandmother, should be taught.
I, personally, would like to see safe-sex taught instead of abstinence. But both can be taught in schools, and should be. Abstinence would be the best thing, but as many have said...we are in the real world. It could go something like this..."We would like for you not to have sex until you are ready, but here are some ways to decrease the likely hood of getting pregnant..."
2006-11-16 08:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by Andy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think we should teach them both methods. Sex education should begin around 8th grade (this is where most teens engage in premarital sex) and explain to them the consequences of their actions. We should teach about abstinence and how is the only foolproof method of being safe but they should learn about birth control and how important it is. Religious conservatives think it's immoral because it goads teens into having sex but they are going to have sex (most of them), why not let them be informative about birth control? It is a great way of preventing unwanted pregnancies and STDs.
2006-11-16 10:49:43 · answer #4 · answered by cynical 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good sex education is teaching where babies come from, but there is no point at all to have the rainbow league in 'teaching' kids,
no little children should be putting condoms on bananas, that's got to be some form of child abuse, to introduce sex to small children, just awful.
when they are around pre teen age they should be taught about options,
but really , what good is it to teach a 12 or 13 year old about birth control pills when she is too young to go to the doctor and be on that medication..who is going to get it for her, her mommy? who is going to drive her to the doctor? Her rapist?
Best thing to tell kids who are younger than 15 is just DON'T do it because you are NOT ready.
Tell them after that all about what they need to know, that's fine.
2006-11-16 08:55:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
IMO, both should be taught. It's for sure that _all_ kids will not practice abstinence, so it is better that they know how to protect themselves.
n'est ce pas?
Addendum: The 'protection' of which I speak is protection from disease, NOT birth control.
Sex ed, like firearms handling, is the job of the PARENTS not the government.
2006-11-16 08:42:46 · answer #6 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is. Kids should be taught both, especially by their parents. Although I think the majority of education should be spent on the burden that can occur due to sexual activity. Unfortunately, parents do a crappy job and have no accounatability.
2006-11-16 08:43:24 · answer #7 · answered by straightup 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where are you getting this? Whoever said that conservatives are against sex ed?
I don't know why liberals care that much about abstinence. If a girl gets pregnant she can always abort it.
2006-11-16 08:41:36 · answer #8 · answered by Luekas 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
leave it the parents. at least, let them opt-in, not have to opt-out.
if teaching them sex because "they'll do it anyway" is good, why is teaching them proper firearm handling bad?
the teen birth rate has increased in this country since they started teaching sex-ed. allowing planned parenthood free reign in our schools has increased, not decreased pregnancy and abortion and has caused divisions in families.
2006-11-16 08:55:49 · answer #9 · answered by RockHunter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why shouldn't both be taught it would appear that if both were taught it would be a lot more effective , but, giving condoms to middle school kids should be off limits, as some will no doubt accept that as , it is okay to have sex now,
2006-11-16 08:50:13 · answer #10 · answered by jim ex marine offi, 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋