Sex in the schoolroom
Tags: SEX education; SCHOOLS -- United States; EDUCATION -- United States; SEXUAL ethics
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- Disestablishing sex. Glanzer, Perry L. // Phi Delta Kappan;Sep2011, Vol. 93 Issue 1, p59
In this article the author discusses sex education in the U.S. and provides suggestions on ways the type of sex education instruction offered at public schools could be altered to reflect the diverse religious and moral beliefs of American citizens. He argues that sexual pluralism, or normed...
- Congress May Abolish 'Chastity Act,' Some Predict. Partner, Jessica // Education Week;3/24/1993, Vol. 12 Issue 26, p41
This article reports that according to the U.S. Congressional sources, with a Democrat in the White House, a controversial federal program that funds sex-education efforts stressing abstinence and prenatal care for teenage mothers may be abolished or reshaped into a broader sex-education program...
- EXTREMISTS, CRITICS AND SCHOOLS. Davis, E. W. // Educational Leadership;Oct1965, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p53
The article analyzes the problems facing the American schools that are created by the tactics of extremists and critics. The American educational tradition is a part of general criticism. Responsible criticism is often welcomed as it involves fair exchange of ideas, facts and viewpoints....
- Editorial. // Education;Feb1907, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p368
The article discusses developments regarding education in the United States. It is pointed out that there many inequalities in the bodies and minds of school children. An aunt succeeded in teaching her nephew the importance of orderliness by disarranging his bed. A meeting of representative...
- Sex Education. Savage, David C. // Education Digest;Apr1981, Vol. 46 Issue 8, p63
The article focuses on the new Health and Human Services Secretary in the U.S., Richard Schweiker, and his views on sex education in American schools. He views that the government should not be in the business of sex education. Schweiker compounded his problem by stating that he opposed the...
- What Is Being Done? Gruenberg, Benjamin C. // Education Digest;May1955, Vol. 20 Issue 9, p48
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- Give students the knowledge to make wise choices about sex. // American School Board Journal;Jan2006, Vol. 193 Issue 1, p8
The article relates the results of a survey conducted by the American School Board Journal as of January 2006, on whether schools in the U.S. should teach a comprehensive sex education curriculum. In addition to the 75 percent who supported a comprehensive sex-ed curriculum, 16 percent favored...
- Embracing sexual ethics on campus. // National Catholic Reporter;5/30/2008, Vol. 44 Issue 20, p5
The article reports on the study by Donna Freitas, a Catholic theologian and assistant professor of religion at the Boston University, on the extent of Catholic sex education in the U.S. It is stated that most of the Catholic youth feel that there is nothing for them when they are young except...
- Parents and sex instruction. // America;9/30/1950, Vol. 83 Issue 26, p667
The article focuses on a program for parents that will teach them to educate their children on the meaning of sex in the U.S. In the author's view, such a program approved by the Board of Education in Bridgeport, Connecticut will be affected by the denial of religious approach on all...
