AIDS Awareness

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AIDS awareness is very important but the programs in effect are not working. Also condoms should not be given out in high schools. In this speech I am going to talk about why the AIDS awareness programs are not working and how to make them efficient. I will also give a few reasons on why condoms should not be given out in high schools, which include responsibly, availability, and condom education.

Many high schools have AIDS education as part of they’re sex education programs. The problem is that these programs are not working. According to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), compared to the general population, adolescents have one of the fastest increasing rates of HIV infection; an average of two young people are infected with HIV every hour of every day. Also, through December 2000, CDC statistics show 4,061 cases among teenagers 13 to 19 years of age. These statistics show that the programs in high schools currently are not efficient. Some reasons, taken from AVERT, tell why the programs are not efficient these include:
HIV and AIDS education that is provided deals only with medical and biological facts, and not with the real-life situations that young people find themselves in
Only one option in terms of sexual behavior, abstinence, may be offered regardless of the age of the students

Materials for teachers may not exist, and teachers may not be properly trained to organize classroom activities on sensitive issues

Many high school programs are inadequate because of these reasons. However there are many ways to make the programs work. First the situation of the students involved needs to be assed to make the best-fit curriculum. The programs witch are most effective are those with a positive look on behavior regards to sex, drug use and non-discrimination, and not just increasing the knowledge or change the attitudes of the students. Some ways to make a program effective, taken from AV...