QOTW 10/28: What Should Schools be T...

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 9:59am

QOTW 10/28: What Should Schools be Teaching Kids?



  • Sexual Education
  • Abstinence Only
  • Other, please explain.


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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 10:10am

I believe Sex Ed should be taught but I also feel it should be taught at home too.

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 10:42am
I agree w/Issy completely.
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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 12:38pm

I voted other because the question seemed to imply that sex education doesn't/shouldn't include abstinence. Why should it be simply either/or? My concern is with what/how the sex ed is taught. Is the material age appropriate, is it being taught responsibly, are the parents involved. Some of you might think that abstinence isn't realistic, but it needs to be discussed and not just brushed aside. And I agree that the parents are the primary teachers and need to be involved and informed about what their children are learning in school.


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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 1:10pm

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 2:36pm

Misty I voted for teaching sexual education as well. Just have to comment on all the great points the rest of the ladies have brought up. Abstinence is unrealistic but I do feel that they have to put more equal emphasis on all the STD's that are out there as much as unplanned pregnancy....there seems to be a gap missing there at least in this area. Parents absolutely need to take the major role in this education with the school system being reinforcement and not the other way around. Great question!


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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 2:40pm

IMHO the whole purpose of schools is to pass on knowledge to the students.

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 4:29pm

I believe in it all.

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Registered: 02-28-2006
Sun, 10-28-2007 - 4:36pm
An informed teenager is a teenager who's more likely to make responsible choices. Abstinence Only is the path of ignorance that leads to teen pregnancy and STD's. While my kids, and the kids of many other responsible parents, get their primary sex education at home, the fact is that many other teenagers don't so it needs to be taught in school as well.






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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sun, 10-28-2007 - 5:28pm
It looks like I agree with the others

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Sun, 10-28-2007 - 6:17pm

"Pre-marital sex among teens has always happened, not as often as today but it happened."

I wish I could find the statistic, but I heard Ian Kerner talking on a recent show. He mentioned statistics about those that are virgins when they marry. The numbers were shocking, in the 90s percent wise, revealing that very few people are actually virgins when they marry. His quote also included "since x time", which was something like the 1940s. Although I can't quote the exact statistics, my point is that it really isn't a new thing. I think the risks are higher today, I think the teens are more open about their sexuality today, but I don't think that has anything to do with whether or not they were taught abstinence.

I know in my sons school, abstinence is taught as a "choice" when deciding about your own sexuality, and as a way to avoid pregnancy and STDs. At home, we try to focus on the responsibility that comes with the decisions he makes, and we try to discuss the emotional aspects of becoming sexual.



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