 Late 19 th century early 20 th, sex education was influenced by Victorian rule  People were taught that sexually transmitted diseases were the result of punishment for immoral behavior.  Talks of what to teach children began as early as 1912  Soldiers and Sailors

 the first birth control pill was developed in 1960  In 1965 contraceptives were made legal for married couples  By 1988, over 90 percent of all U.S. schools offered some sex education programming

 According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancies, about half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned each year.  That’s roughly 3 million unplanned pregnancies a year  3 in 10 teenagers get pregnant at least once by the age of 20

 “Teen childbearing in the United States cost taxpayers (federal, state, and local) at least $10.9 billion in 2008, according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy”  Teen childbearing in New Jersey alone cost taxpayers at least $245 million in  27% were federal costs and 73% were state and local costs.

 66% of public school districts have a policy to teach sex education  33% leave it up to the individual school or teacher

 Abstinence is promoted in 86% of school districts  Almost every teacher (90%) believes that students should be taught about contraception  a fourth of them are prohibited from it

 There are currently three federal programs dedicated to funding restrictive abstinence- only education, requiring programs to teach that sexual activity outside of marriage is wrong and harmful for people of any age, prohibits them from discussing contraceptive use except to emphasize their failure rates. These programs had a total annual funding of $102 million in 2002.*

 Research shows that students that were taught abstinence are more likely to not use contraceptives  this increases the number of unwanted pregnancies and the spread of STDs

 Anatomy and how it works  Abstinence-It feels great but don’t do it!  Diseases and fear- Studies show that if you have sex you will die.  Horrible videos- Worst case scenarios from the 80’s… they don’t even show dvds, they still use vhs, totally relatable…

 Thorough teaching of all contraceptives and birth controls  Demonstrate how to use them and where to get them  Make condoms readily available  Talk to kids like they are adults about sex  Teach to the present not the past

 Give kids the resources and information they need  Be realistic  You can lead a horse to water but can’t make it drink

 Despite the social, cultural, political, and economic differences among countries, there are similarities ◦ How the information is delivered and how countries have addressed the obstacles of sex ed  Content of sex education varies greatly between countries ◦ Each country’s values on the topics are different

 The National Agency for Education provides sex education to schools.  In 1955, Sweden became the first European country to establish sex education in all schools.  Sex ed begins to be taught around ages 6-8  Main focus is to present facts about anatomy, sexual functions, HIV/AIDS, and even contraceptives

 Sex education was first introduced in the mid 80s ◦ Catholic groups protested for long time about the teaching of sex education  In 1996, the Ministry of Public Education introduced HIV/AIDS prevention in sex education  In 2001, sexuality education was made mandatory in schools at all levels

 Sources say sex education has to be increased  Chinese schools tend to focus more on academic subjects and skip sex education  When taught, sexes are taught separately  Contraceptives are very uncommon and not taught about ◦ 13 million abortions were carried out in 2011

 "History of Sex Education." EBSCO Host Connection by EBSCO Publishing., n.d. Web. 28 Apr schools/history-sex-education  "11 Facts about Sex Education in the U.S." Do Something. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr  "Sex Education." - Early History, Origins of a Movement, Moving into the Schools, More than Hygiene The Gale Group, Inc, n.d. Web. 29 Apr  "National Data." | The National Campaign. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr