Dont you think teen pregnancy is very high? Maybe if schools would do something about it, it would decrease. Think about it a lot of the teenage dating starts in school.
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I think it's very important, and a good idea.  Not just "how to do it" but it's important for young people to learn the biology of the human body.  A lot of kids don't learn about this stuff at home.  They need to know what to expect when their bodies change so it's not a shock.  Puberty can be awkward, embarrassing and emotional- why not give them a heads up?\n\nI also think it's important to teach safe sex.  I'm not condoning teenage sex, but it happens.  What makes people think that once teens become adults they will automatically know how to use a condom, or how important it is if they never heard about it?  Of course parents want their kids to wait to have sex, but the surge of hormones that a teen goes through is powerful.  They need to learn how to control themselves, and what the consequences are if they have unsafe sex.  Keeping it all a big secret is dangerous. \n\nMy 16 yr old half-brother is home schooled and has never been told the facts of life.  I think it's sad.  \n\nKnowledge is power.
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Because sexual activity outside of marital bounds is more widely accepted and practiced. The younger the person, generally the less is known about safe sex practices. Nor are contraceptives as easily accessable at such young ages.
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The world is so sexually obsessed because, to be perfectly honest, SEX SELLS!!! I think there has always been adults who were messing w/ children. But now, because of the times we live in, it is brought more to the light. Plus, there is an imbalance in this world now. It could be that more people are getting away from God (whatever their spiritual belief is) and engaging in lude acts. Not enough parents hug their children or spend time with them and so they get the attention from other sources. Government isn't going to do crap about the exploitation of the female body. They are too busy having shooting accidents and encouraging this bullshit war we are in. Plus, there is the issue of censorship and freedom or expression. As for parents, what are they going to do? They watch the same exploitative shows their kids watch. Alot of the parents of this generation are young uneducated children who became parents too soon.
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Teen girls who are in bad situations are to me less likely to abort a child. Most of them have parents to fall back on. While the young woman is just coming into her own. And to be frank, can be quite selfish. Just when they are finally living their lives the way they want to, here comes this wrench in their masterplans.
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Yes, and it's a great idea.  A huge part of the problem is that there aren't a lot of places that people can go to ask open questions.  Unfortunately schools talk very .smugly about sex and really only focus on abstenance.  Parents are often reluctant to talk about sex or get uncomfortable when the subject comes up.\n\nEducation and comfort is the key
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It's taboo and secretive. It's an adult thing that the adults don't want you to know too much about. It's something that teens are starting to physically feel and want to know more about. And it doesn't help when their friends seems to know more or at least want to discuss it at length.
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High school is horrible. You're insecure, you don't know yourself or your body, you haven't come to terms with your individuality, and so few people will accept people who aren't exactly like them (and I include the outcasts in this as well- when's the last time you saw a "goth kid" hanging out with a "prep"?). Later in life you're more aware of yourself, and so are other people, so things are a little easier.
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Why do kids have sex? I think it's because they have too much time on their hands. I think they should stay in school, and maybe lay off the X-box. Learning to spell would be another improvement, but that's just me.
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yup!\ninformation dissemination regarding sex is necessary for students. such can answer questions that they would otherwise be too awkward to ask their parents or adults.  it can also correct the possibly distorted information they get from many sources including their peers. moreover, by providing them with information, they can be more responsible with their sexual behavior.  \nthe impact of irresponsible sexual behavior includes many other things including risks of sexually transmitted dieseases as well as unwanted pregnancies.  pregnancy in teenage women is much riskier than that in women in their twenties.  moreover, there is this study that shows that infant mortality is lesser with mothers who have some kind of sexual education.
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I did a report exactly what you are doing in high school.\n\nYes i think they should stop the one child policy because it is not right for the babies who are just thrown away or murdered(mostly the girl babies) They favor boys because of the labor they will be able to help in the field, and they mostly feel girls are useless except for having babies. I just think it is wrong to be able to just throw a baby out just because of sex. you should be happy for what you get.
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indeed it is weird, and schocking\n\nwhy?\n\nwell first of all, firearms are readily available in the U.S., can be bought pretty much by anyone.  This is certainly not the case in most other richer nations.  So when a teenager gets mad / frustrated (as any teenager should, from time to time), they unfortunately have the option to get hold of a rifle.\n\nsecondly, the level of public schools in the U.S. is quite poor.  I'm not saying that public schools in the rest of the rich Western world are not decadent - but they're still far better than what can be found in the U.S., to the point that most people who can afford it, put their kids in private schools.  As a result, whatever is left in public schools, is (way) below average.\n\nthe U.S. has a higher amount of working poor, a (much) higher proportion of teenage pregnancies, all is probably inter-related (working poor parents have no free time to spend on educating children, uneducated children don't know you can get pregnant by having unprotected sex, nor do they know it is NOT ok to shoot down people because they were nasty to you once).\n\nquite sad because the U.S. has so many good sides
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well if their having sex alot there is a large chance they can be pregnant..and being unprotected makes the risks even higher by like 20fold...but most girls dont have the perfect one month cycle..some things can also push it back like stress, illness, change in diet, and too much exercise.
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High school girls are definitely off limits. Anything older than that is fair game.
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I personally think that it's in the student's best interest to taught about how to protect themselves. There should be a message in there about abstinence, though. People have to understand that no matter how much you tell students not to have sex and educate them about the risks, they're still going to do it. The best way to keep them safe is to educate them about how to be the safest they can and not have any life-ruining consequences come of it. If they aren't educated about protection and are only taught about abstinence, the students who decide to have sex regardless of being taught about abstinence will not know how to protect themselves correctly and could end up with an STD or pregnant.
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Absolutely!  \n\nMy kids are still in elementary school, but I know that high school is just around the corner.  I think it is appalling that kids can learn those types of things here, or anywhere.  \n\nI am disgusted at the questions kids are asking on here about sex and the like.  I pray that I can steer my kids clear of this kind of filth.  They're great, innocent kids so far.  \n\nKids are even having others do their homework on this site!  Unbelievable!
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The short answer: Girls are being dumbed down by tv, media, friends, and the public school system. No wonder they are wearing loin cloths to school and becoming pregnant at 14. No morals, bad parenting, and lack of direction. SCARY.
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nooooo. the student may be living out a high school fantasy by pursuing you, it is doubtful they are mature enough to be in a relationship with someone 10 years older for awhile. It seems a bit unethical to me as well.