Our Abstinence Program

[Justin]

Well, to start off, I am from Texas (not the Cotton picking farmer type, the type that wants to move back to Pennsylvania.) and I hate the abstinence program here. We get it every year starting from 5th grade up. Thankfully seniors don't get it.

Well what they are teaching is, that you should just stay away from having any sex it all. My problem with it: It won't work! They arn't teaching you what to do if you do have sex!

They are talking about the whole fact that you need to stay away until you are ready, but the fact is, half of us won't or haven't. I have tried pressing on it one year, no luck. It just seems like they think they will listen to the teachers. What happens if we are caught up in the situation? Any way to help it?

What do you think about this so called 'teaching method'?

 

[Bossanova]

I think it's stupid to try and tell kids to not have sex. Whatever happened to free will? We have free will to make mistakes, but yet we can't when it comes to sex? Oh please. Abstinence programs are pathetic. They may work for some people (as I read today in an article), but why take away free will to have sex? No one has the right to say "you cannot have sex". UNLESS, the situation involves an adult (30 or older) with a minor.

 

[xCuCu]

I agree with General on this one.

No one has the right to tell kids not to have sex, even their own parents. It is completely up to them.

But I can see it on the other point of view because I don't think Junior High kids should be having sex. When I was in Junior High, the sixth graders were having sex, even before me and my peers, unbelievable.

 

[PurpleCrow]

I agree with General and xCuCu.

Sex isnt evil, sex isnt wrong, its the attitudes that some people have towards it. People should be taught the dangers, the risks, the safety side of things etc but I also think people should be taught that sex can truely mean somethingl, doesnt always but it can (sp?) and not thought of so lightly.

 

[bekah]

We should have the right to have sex! (simple)

 

[Gimgak]

I agree with General on this one.

No one has the right to tell kids not to have sex, even their own parents. It is completely up to them.

Parents can have their rules IMO when their kids are in the house. Thats like saying parents can't tell their kids they can't be strippers.

But I can see it on the other point of view because I don't think Junior High kids should be having sex. When I was in Junior High, the sixth graders were having sex, even before me and my peers, unbelievable.

I blame bratz dolls for this 😛

 

[Justin]

You guys derailed this, the point of this was not of the abstinence it's self, but the fact that all they teach is to stay abstinent. They never teach you what to do if you get into the situation.

 

[RandumbProd]

They never teach you what to do if you get into the situation.

Which is what probably get kids into trouble in the first place.

Here in Arlington (not Texas), we have a pretty good Sex Ed program which is incorparated into Health & PE. Instead of blasting "SEX IS BAD, DON'T DO IT" over and over (which is what my previous schools in other places had told me), they actually gave us resources to help people who were pregnant, had an STD, or another issue regarding sex.

That helped alot of kids make difficult decisions by themselves, instead of being swayed over by different sides and all the bullshit each one spews.

 

[Justin]

Exactly! We are told what to do, but what happens if it does accidently happen?

 

[PurpleCrow]

Exactly! We are told what to do, but what happens if it does accidently happen?

What happens? You accidently have sex?? IMO you cant accidently have sex, unless your totally wasted and dont really know what your doing and in that case, sex is unlikely because of the state your in.

 

[Gimgak]

Meh well my school got rid of the sex ed program all together because of their financial problem 😛


guess spending a few million on computers wasn't the smartest idea...

 

[Leo Ghost]

Stop with the accidentally crap and be honest, people don't listen. We can sit and be told things but turn around and do things anyway, it's actually rather fun.

 

[Justin]

Exactly! We are told what to do, but what happens if it does accidently happen?

What happens? You accidently have sex?? IMO you cant accidently have sex, unless your totally wasted and dont really know what your doing and in that case, sex is unlikely because of the state your in.

Not on accident, you can't have sex accidentally. But sometimes things get out of hand, and sometimes it just happens, they never teach what to do when someone has actually done it.

 

[katy perry is hot]

Abstinence only education is totally ridiculous for children of this day and age. With all the sex and movies in TV and in pop culture, kids can and will have sex with each other. Sex ed should be about teaching kids how to be safe, not teaching them that its bad to have sex and never to do it .

 

[FrightSite]

Abstinence is pointless, after all, sex is natural. Thankfully we're not so indoctrinated by religion in the UK and have appropriate sexual education from about 11/12 yrs old onwards.