(February 13, 2020 at 7:36 am)Mr.wizard Wrote:(February 13, 2020 at 7:30 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Which is fine as far as it goes, but a lot of the young people most at risk for unplanned pregnancies may not have access to the internet. And even those that do may not be particularly interested in finding out those things on their own.
All in all, it seems the best way to present the information is in a classroom setting.
Boru
That's a good point, maybe too broad of an assumption on my part given the fact the every young person I see today has a smart phone permanently attached to their hand. I will say that we did have sex ed class when I was in high school and the line " You are responsible for your sexual health" is the one thing that stuck with me from that course.
I'm not sure, but I suspect that a fairly small percentage of those young people you see are googling 'How To Prevent Chlamydia' or 'Low Cost Birth Control Near Me'. The availability of the information is only part of it - the other part is making sure the information gets to the kids. So, like I said - classrooms.
I think the best thing a teen could do after being told 'You are responsible for your sexual health' would be to ask, 'How do I do that, exactly?'
Boru
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