Sex education should be mandatory in schools
ARGUMENT POSITION ESSAY -Topic 1. Many believe that sex education has no benefits to students. Do you think that sex education should become mandatory in schools? State your opinion and defend it. Tips: A. Think of three or more benefits/damages of sex education. Example: sex education can prevent sexual diseases. B. Explain how each benefit/damage happens. Example: explain how sex education prevents sexual diseases: what it teaches students to avoid those diseases. (avoid using the words \"benefit\" or \"damage\". Just state the benefit) -Write an essay of 770-800 words -•Your position should be one way only. It cannot be limited to certain cases or sometimes one way and sometimes another way. •Do not discuss \'without\' or not,/if not, such as \"not reinstating the draft,\" or \"without sex education .\" Discuss the topic as it is given. •Do not mention the word \'reason\' in the topic sentence: One reason the draft should be reinstated is that it .... Instead: Reinstating the draft will..... •Address the counter argument by explaining what your opponents think and why they are wrong: Some people belive that ... •Do not argue by refutation (by addressing counter arguments only). Argue and address the counter argument. •The paper should be 770-800 meaningful words. Use only MLA format. •The essay is worth 100 pts. It will receive extensive feedback. Grammar will receive a major portion of the grade. •Do not use an accusatory tone. Do not preach or give recommendations. Only discuss. To receive credit, the paper has to be in acceptable Standard Language and in MLA format -Do not write a story in chronological order. Write an essay and use the proper transition words at the beginning of the paragraphs.Do not use sources. Write from your experience and from common knowledge only. Can I use \"I\" in my essays? If the given topic is personal, you may use \"I/we\" throughout the essay. But if the essay is general, you may not use either of those words in any part of the essay. Do not combine a general essay with a personal essay. If the topic is a general topic, you cannot use personal information and/or stories, including those about family and friends. Argue one way only. Do not argue advantages and disadvantages. Argument is on way.
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Sex education should be mandatory in schools
Over the years, the ideology of having sex education in school has attracted notable concerns and debates by people at all levels in the society ranging from school boardrooms, homes, casual workplaces and even the high courts. Nevertheless, the concept has progressively gained support with the enhancement of civilization and modernization not only in the United States but also in other developed and developing countries around the world. This scenario has most likely been inspired by initial increases in cases of unwanted or unplanned teenage pregnancies and the spread of HIV/AIDS as well as other sexually transmitted diseases (STIs).
It is understood that in occasions where sex education is evident in schools, a lot of focus is directed to ‘abstinence-only' kind of education. As a result, there is an evident concern about the curriculum of ‘sex education' to be taught in schools; it apparently fails to entail important attributes of conceiving, the use of condoms and other family planning methods as well as screening and management of sexually transmitted diseases (STIs). Family planning in the form of birth control methods including pills being made available to teenagers that are sexually active especially stands out in debates about having sex education in schools.
School going teenagers are ultimately in need of information regarding means of protecting themselves from the dangers of engaging in early sexual activities. Even though it can be argued that the overall number of teenage pregnancies occurring is manageable, it is still high, same to the rate of spread of STIs. It remains a fact to the naked eye that the youths and teenagers are the most affected age group as far as challenges posed by unguided sexual behavior are concerned. Some might argue that there is no easy leeway on the part of educators to engage comprehensive sex education in schools, save for compromising religious ideals that form an important part of any given society. Such groups of people even compare premarital sex to smoking, whereby there is no such thing as ‘safe smoking', hence their advocacy for ‘abstinence' education. Consequently, they argue that ignorance on the part of youngsters engaging in sex is generally due to disregard of moral values as opposed to lack of scientific knowledge about the same.
This paper supports the placement of emphasis on ‘abstinence' education but still recognizes the significance of an all-round approach to sex education in schools. This is in view that school-going teenagers normally end up practicing unsafe sex practices despite numerous measures by government and community social institutions offering them information regarding superlative safe sex practices. This ideology brings about realization of the fact that the education system ought to lay emphasis on moral choices just as much as it disseminates pragmatic and scientific information regarding safe sex practices to teenagers.
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