Sex Education in Public Schools - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 9
About This Presentation
Title:

Sex Education in Public Schools

Description:

... xml ppt/s/2.xml ppt/s/8.xml ppt/s/4.xml ppt/s ... xml ppt/presProps.xml docProps/app.xml docProps/core.xml ppt/media/audio1.wav ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:6277
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 10
Provided by: brian428
Category:
Tags: education | files | public | schools | sex | wav

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Sex Education in Public Schools


1
Sex Education in Public Schools
  • James Nickerson III
  • CIS 1055 Section 619

2
What is Sex Education?
  • Sex education is about the human reproductive
    system, anatomy, and all other aspects that deal
    with human sexual behavior.

3
What other topics are included?
  • Puberty
  • Different forms of contraceptives
  • Peer Pressure
  • STDs
  • Abstinence
  • Pregnancy

4
Important Curriculum Factors
  • Comprehensive
  • Community Fit
  • Effective
  • Age appropriate

5
Importance of Sex Education
  • Gives accurate and un-bias information on sex,
    and sex related topics.
  • 46 of Teens have had sex before.
  • 48 of STDs are among 15-24 year olds
  • 750,000 women become pregnant every year between
    15-19 year olds.
  • 78 of pregnancies are not planned (age 15-19)

6
Age 14 and Younger
7
Where are the Parents?
  • All parents dont talk to their children about
    sex.
  • 45 of males have not been talked to about
    AIDS/HIV.
  • 66 of females have not been talked to about the
    different types of birth control or where to find
    it.
  • 40 of males have not been talked to about the
    basic facts of reproducing.

12-15 year olds
8
Abstinence vs. Traditional
  • 2 types of Sex Education Curriculum
  • Abstinence only- Excludes information on sexual
    anatomy, contraceptives information on testing
    and treatment for STIs, teaches abstinence is the
    only way.
  • Traditional is more comprehensive and covers all
    the bases of sexual information.

Some Abstinence only curriculums give mis-leading
information
9
References
  • Sex education." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
    12 Nov 2007, 0226 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation,
    Inc. 12 Nov 2007 lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/w/inde
    x.php?titleSex_educationoldid170 879471gt.
  • Talking with Kids New National Survery of
    Parents and Kids. 8 March 2001. Kaiser Family
    foundation. 12 Nov 2007 http//www.talkingwithkid
    s.org/nickelodeon/pr-3-8-01.htm.gt
  • Facts on American Teens Sexual and Reproductive
    Health. September 2006. GuttMacher Institute 12
    Nov 2007 http//www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_ATSRH.
    html.gt
  • Teen Pregnancy.org .2007. The National Campaign
    to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. 12 Nov
    2007 lthttp//www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/teen
    s/facts/default.aspgt
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com