Or if they actually did teach that, cuz they don't

by Anonymous 14 years ago

A lot of schools do, actually.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

@91909 (Adrii): Mine doesn't. And guess what? Our county has the most syphelis (<may have spelled that wrong) in the state.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I said pregnancy, not STD/STI rates. But did they educate you on STD/STI control/preventing them as well?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

They'd go down if kids were actually given decent sex education full stop. In the UK, we have the highest teen pregnancy rate in Europe, with rare abstinence-only curriculums. The sex education we do get is shit.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I think that abstinence-plus programs where they teach you about abstinence, birth control, etc would be a lot more beneficial...that's how I was taught lol

by Anonymous 14 years ago

(incedio):I agree. There's nothing wrong with abstinence, but teaching it isn't going to stop everyone from having sex too young. It's better to educate them on contraception than to drill it into their heads to wait. People are just too afraid that if they teach birth control as well, more teens will have sex. That's not necessarily true, but even so wouldn't you rather have a few more sexually active -protected- teenagers than more uneducated pregnant or STD/STI infected teens?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

You're right. What's ironic though is that studies show us that the more teenagers are educated about sex (meaning not just focusing on abstinence) the less they feel pressured to do it because they're more comfortable with talking about it. The less we know, the more chances we have to make mistakes, you know?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Exactly.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Abstinence seems more of a religious thing than anything else though, amirite? It seems that kids would want to go against that just because they aren't religious, same as if they learn that sex is wrong at a young age they are just gonna want to go out and do it.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yeah, you're right. Even if abstinence seems relegious, it's not. It's just respecting your body and saving it for the right man, the one and only person who deserves it. Your true love deserves your abstinence, not leftovers. What has this world become?! :(

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I agree with that, which is why I am waiting for the right woman. I am not a 'no sex until marriage' kind of person though.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

My school promotes "waiting until marriage." Abstinence itself is a good concept; you -should- save yourself for someone you truly love. But you honestly can't expect this generation to wait until marriage when sex is glorified by the media. Sure, some will, and good for them, but the school systems need to wake up and see that the majority will not.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I've been to a lot of schools over my parents military career and all of them breezed over abstinence to focus on contriception but we still had seven moms in my graduating class. I think more than just curricula need to change.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Of course more than the curriculum has to change, but it's a starting point.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Not only are these programs needed, but parents need to brush up on parenting skills and actually TEACH their kids about sex. My parents did a real bad job of teaching me a lot of things. Eh. Parents can''t just say "NO SEX!," they need to explain things & be open on all levels with their child. Ever notice how the girls with close relationships with their moms are usually virgins? (Unless the mom is trashy or doesn't know how to raise the kid and acts more like a friend than a parent). Good Parenting = Less Problems :)

by Anonymous 14 years ago

This.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I think that since a woman can, on her own decide whether or not she want to become a parent(Abortion) there should be another legal option for the man involved. If the "father" doesn't want the child, he should have the legal right to sever all ties to the child before it's born.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

If the father doesn't want the child he should have kept it in his pants in the first place. it's ignorant people like you who give dead beat dads the okay to not man up and take responsibility for thier actions. as a single mom, i know how hard it is to take care of a child on my own. while it was my choice to keep my daughter (and the best decision i've ever made - might i add) I wasn't the only one who created her. "severing all ties" gives men the right to sleep around without thinking about the consequences of his actions. please think before you speak next time.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

What does this have to do with my post, dear? :) This isn't about abortion or child support, it's about educating teenagers. If you're trolling, kindly take it to another thread. I will destroy you, otherwise. Have a nice night, love.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Here's what would lower pregnancy rates: if everything in our culture wasn't so sex-crazed.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Your all a bunch of pretentious royal fuck tards

by Anonymous 12 years ago