Should Abstinence Be Taught In Schools (At all)?

ProggyMan · 01-27-2010, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

In my sexual health program we were taught that abstinence is the only sure way to prevent STI's/pregnancy (and our teacher recommended it overall), which it is. We were also taught about other methods of protection and sexual activity. I don't see anything wrong with it. I certainly don't think sexual activity during the teenage years should be encouraged.

I'm not really sure what you're getting at though. Maybe it's because I'm Canadian and have little knowledge of my local Catholic school.

At my school we're told to not have sex until we are 18. It's fine to show the benefits of abstinence and say it's the only sure way to prevent pregnancies/STI's but I think it's the parents job to tell a kid whether or not they should have sex.

Alfred · 01-27-2010, 07:57 PM

Okay, so there's quite a difference between your schools and our schools.

So that being said, the way they're teaching you about it in your schools is pretty damn unrealistic. Good intentions, but in end students are being deprived of some necessary knowledge, especially since so many teens are having sex anyways.

FETCHER. · 01-27-2010, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

I never said that it's the only way, I said it's the only sure way. I'd feel just as comfortable as anyone using a condom.

I'm not getting on to you btw, I didn't mean to direct it at you. If you feel it has been

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duga · 01-27-2010, 08:06 PM

yeah a lot of schools in the US in the really conservative areas have a "don't talk about it unless it is to say you aren't going to have it" policy. i met a lot of kids while i was in uni who were seriously ignorant towards many of the issues i feel are vital.

sure, abstinence is the only sure way to ensure no pregnancy or sti's, but that is not the human condition. it is the christian condition. if it were based on human condition, then teaching kids what to expect and worry about from their bodies should be a totally natural thing.

Alfred · 01-27-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

I'm not getting on to you btw, I didn't mean to direct it at you. If you feel it has been

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My bad, thanks for clearing that up.

TheBig3 · 01-27-2010, 08:57 PM

This is like teaching genesis...and by teaching them mean telling...

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

At my school we're told to not have sex until we are 18. It's fine to show the benefits of abstinence and say it's the only sure way to prevent pregnancies/STI's but I think it's the parents job to tell a kid whether or not they should have sex.

No one gets aids after they're 18.

Meph1986 · 01-27-2010, 08:58 PM

No, No, and No

boo boo · 01-27-2010, 09:08 PM

Hell no, sex is everywhere and you can't avoid it, and every parent with a brain cell should know that they should be the ones to teach their kids about it because if they don't someone else will.

Seriously, why is giving your kids the straight facts and pros and cons of sex such a difficult concept to understand?

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Originally Posted by CAPTAIN CAVEMAN

i don't think mystical and holy are the right words at all

to put that lightly

People have always tried to enforce the belief on me that sex should be a purely reproductive thing and that the only reason god made it pleasurable is because that's the only way he could get people to do it.

ProggyMan · 01-27-2010, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

This is like teaching genesis...and by teaching them mean telling...

No one gets aids after they're 18.

Exactly.

lucifer_sam · 01-27-2010, 11:44 PM

I got the abstinence stick in middle school, teachers were tight-lipped about it and choice parts of human physics were viewed as vulgar or crude. High school couldn't have been more different, where getting laid was a matter of whose party you went to on Friday night and all the teachers knew which were the good ones.

The abstinence-only bullshit only gets you so far, especially when your hormones are playing a fucking circus during your formative years. Parents and teachers should encourage a healthy sexual development in teens, it's the only way they can be forewarned about the dangers that accompany it. Failing to establish good practices in maintaining a sexually active lifestyle ensures unsafe opportunities down the road.

Plus it's nice knowing which hole to stick your dick in if you ever manage to get there.

EDIT: Poll added.

View Poll Results: Should abstinence be taught in schools?
Yes	5	17.86%
No	23	82.14%
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01-27-2010, 07:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Okay, so there's quite a difference between your schools and our schools. So that being said, the way they're teaching you about it in your schools is pretty damn unrealistic. Good intentions, but in end students are being deprived of some necessary knowledge, especially since so many teens are having sex anyways. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	yeah a lot of schools in the US in the really conservative areas have a "don't talk about it unless it is to say you aren't going to have it" policy. i met a lot of kids while i was in uni who were seriously ignorant towards many of the issues i feel are vital. sure, abstinence is the only sure way to ensure no pregnancy or sti's, but that is not the human condition. it is the christian condition. if it were based on human condition, then teaching kids what to expect and worry about from their bodies should be a totally natural thing. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

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Meph1986 How High? Join Date: May 2008 Location: FL Posts: 684	No, No, and No __________________

01-27-2010, 11:44 PM	#20 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	I got the abstinence stick in middle school, teachers were tight-lipped about it and choice parts of human physics were viewed as vulgar or crude. High school couldn't have been more different, where getting laid was a matter of whose party you went to on Friday night and all the teachers knew which were the good ones. The abstinence-only bullshit only gets you so far, especially when your hormones are playing a fucking circus during your formative years. Parents and teachers should encourage a healthy sexual development in teens, it's the only way they can be forewarned about the dangers that accompany it. Failing to establish good practices in maintaining a sexually active lifestyle ensures unsafe opportunities down the road. Plus it's nice knowing which hole to stick your dick in if you ever manage to get there. EDIT: Poll added. __________________ first.am