What should public schools teach our children about sex? It can be a complex question, especially when dealing with morals, social norms, pop culture, hormones and health. When students sit down for their sex education, should teachers embrace an abstinence-only policy?
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Re-read the RAND Corp. study
Lifeway points to a RAND Corp. study that shows how effective abstinence pledges can be. From the author of that study (in the article Lifeway linked in their response): "'But that's not to say virginity pledges should substitute for comprehensive sex education, because a majority of teens do have sex, and even among teens who take virginity pledges, many of them have sex,' Martino says."
For those who know best how effective abstinence education can be, it's not sufficient. Comprehensive sex-ed is much more important than simple moralizing.
- jhstutzman July 31, 2008 12:33PM
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