It'd be nice to get a heads up.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
What about cigarette smoking? Chewing tobacco? How do they do that responsibly? In my view there are some things adults can do that teens should not do, I simply say sex is one of them. I would not want schools saying if your are going to smoke here is how to do it responsibly and I don't want them doing that with sex either.
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Your view is irrelevant. What's relevant is the best course of action to produce the most beneficial outcome. We agree that unwanted teen pregnancies are detrimental, yes? We agree that STDs are detrimental, yes? As we both have access to the same data, there is only one answer. Views aren't a part of the equation.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I disagree. I think people can be informed and "just say no". "just say no" is a slogan, I don't advocate ignorance.
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I was referring to drug use when I mentioned "just say no". Anyway, I was told not to have sex until I was married from a very early age. My first sexual experience was at 13. I've never had an STD or a legitimate pregnancy scare in nearly 13 years of sexual activity. Am I not living proof that education can reduce the previously mentioned detrimental outcomes? Or am I a rarity? By age 19,
seven in 10 teens have engaged in sexual intercourse. Teen pregnancy rates have declined 36% since 1990, and
the majority of the decline in teen pregnancy rates is due to more consistent contraceptive use (as opposed to abstaining). It's education that will lower unwanted pregnancies, reduce the number of STDs, and lower abortion rates.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I think I am older than you, and what was a failure was the over the top scare tactics in the 60's and 70's. As soon as a person realized that a puff of marijuana did not actually turn them into a drug crazed raving maniac "the man" lost all credibility. "Just say no" is a much softer more realistic approach.
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Anything is more realistic than outright lying, but is it really realistic to expect that saying "don't have sex" will result in kids not having sex? Not really.
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