One of these bubbles shows things kids are taught in some schools.
Can you guess which one?
you have to understand the implications
you should wait to be ready
there are risks
can lead to complications
learn to protect yourself
with knowledge you can make better choices
just don't do it
before marriage it's a huge mistake
you'll be ruined forever
no one will want you ever again
you don't need to know because you don't have to do it
there is only one way or you will pay
It's the second bubble.
Kids can be shame victims during sex education lessons:
What are the opinions of the involved people?
Bristol Palin
Regardless of what I did personally, I just think that abstinence is the only way you can effectively, 100% foolproof way you can prevent pregnancy.Check source!
Katie Gustainis Vela - Mother
I'm frustrated because children are being taught that their worth is synonymous with their level of sexual activity. Information like this suggests that anyone who has sex before marriage is undesirable, worthless, and disposableCheck source!
Katelyn Campbell - Student
If you're afraid of having sex, then you probably won't. But I think there's a better, more scientific way to address sex than saying, Just don't do it. School is supposed to be a place where you’re safe, not where you should be shamed for what you have or haven't done.Check source!
Girl - Student
No one ever told me you could contract an STD by [having] oral sex. I thought I was being responsible, because I was saving myself for marriage…I come from a very religious background, and that's what I was taught. Good girls don’t practice safe sex; they don't have sex until marriage. We weren't told about that stuff. Sex ed was literally a bunch of kids giggling about gross slides and our teacher telling us not to do it. Some of us even signed a paper saying we would'’t until we were married. So I only had oral sex, and look where that got me.Check source!
Kristina Drumheller - Mother
When I was sent the picture of the Reality Check curriculum, I felt it was important to inform others of what was being taught to the children in this community. There is a difference between teaching children about the real consequences of any sexual encounter and teaching them that they become less valuable because they chose to have sex before marriageCheck source!
Girl - Student
She doesn't like you if you're not a virgin. I hope people are calling in about the sex ed speaker this morning. Shaming girls for having sex isn't teaching abstinence.Check source!
Jeremy - Student
I always wanted to wait for marriage and I hope it’s not weird for me to say that. They said in class that we should be more accepting of sexual expression that doesn’t conform to older ideas. But I still always wanted to wait for marriage. But at this point I feel like an outcast or something.Check source!
Boy - Student
While her intentions may have been good, her tone was very loud, like she was shaming everyone in the audience. She was making girls cry. There were pregnant girls in the audience and she was implying, if you had sex, you’re not an OK person. The only reason I am standing up against it is so other schools in West Virginia dontt have to hear this.Check source!
Boy - Student
One of my friends moved from my school in Cupertino, CA to Pearland High School in Texas. He told me, "We [have] around 10 pregnancies in my school a year! I was surprised that a different method of sex education can cause an increase in the rate of teen pregnancies so much.Check source!
Christina Davis - Student
Sex is real. Sex has been around as long as we have, and it's something that teens deal with every day. I don't think it is realistic to say that all teens everywhere can be abstinent. And for the teens that aren't practicing abstinence, they need the information to keep them safe.Check source!
Carly Thaw - Student
There are a number of pregnant girls at my school, greater number of girls who have had sex before. And for her to come up and tell people that if you've had sex before you're married, you're impure, there's nothing you can do about it, you're screwed for life... It was just, like, What are you saying?Check source!
Boy - Student
Hearing about both abstinence and contraception helped me make a more responsible sexual decision. Had I not a class where both were presented, a thorough discussion between my partner and I would probably never have taken place. I knew after hearing all the considerations that we not ready for the responsibility.Check source!
Jamie Calloway-Hanauer - Writer and Mother
Learning from my own life lessons, I felt like I owed my teenage son a fuller, more informative conversation than I had. I first taught him abstinence, then addressed safe sex—while making clear my expectation that he wait until marriage. In a culture where premarital sex has become the norm, I feel confident I have maintained relevancy, respect, and my convictions as a Christian parent.Check source!
Justin - High School Student
Your talks had a huge impact on me. I have been thinking a lot about my life and choices. You have changed my relationship with my girlfriend. I told her I wanted more communication. It was cool to hear about her life and her dreams. We also decided to wait on sex and it feels like a huge weight was lifted. Now I have goals, a better relationship with my girlfriend, and I'm happy. Thank you so much!Check source!
Levi Johnston - Bristol's ex
Abstinence is a great idea. But I also think you need to enforce, you know, condoms and birth control and other things like that to have safe sex. I don't just think telling kids "You can't have sex" it's not going to work.Check source!