I agreed with everything talked about today in class so I don't really have much to discuss about the class itself. However, I think I do have some interesting reasons as to why the sex ed, and the education system in general is the way it is and have a good idea of when it will be changed.
First of all, I think it is ridiculous that anywhere would try to teach abstinence only. It's like they are refusing to believe there are other things going on in the world. I would really consider this similar to teaching creation only and not ever even talking about evolution. It's the exact same thing. Today, thank goodness, we are presented with the evolution side of the argument in school (and in some cases the creationist argument too) and we are obviously taught creation at religious meetings, but at least we are given a choice between the two. I mean every teacher seems to lean one way or the other, but we have the choice. The way abstinence is being taught today, there is no choice even to learn! It's being shown to many students across the nation that abstinence is the only way in which we can stay safe.
Why is it like this? One simple reason. I worked for the last two summers for a state representative here in Pennsylvania. It is one of the problems with democracy, unfortunately.Who are the people voting for the men and women in office? Its the senior citizens of the US. Who was taught when they were younger that sex was bad, and that abstinence was all there was. Senior citizens. And so, why would the politicians want to try to change any of the policies that these people want? They would be voted out of office almost instantly if they tried to go against the voting majority. Unfortunate, but trust me it is true.
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