Posted on 05/08/2004 8:05:39 PM PDT by aculeus
Encouraging schoolchildren to experiment with oral sex could prove the most effective way of curbing teenage pregnancy rates, a government study has found. Pupils under 16 who were taught to consider other forms of 'intimacy' such as oral sex were significantly less likely to engage in full intercourse, it was revealed.
Britain's teenage pregnancy rate is the highest in Europe. In 2002 there were 39,286 teen pregnancies recorded. The government has spent more than £60 million to tackle the problem but so far failed to halt the rise.
A sex education course developed by Exeter University trains teachers to talk to teenagers about 'stopping points' before full sex.
Now an unpublished government-backed report reveals that a trial of the course has been a success. Schoolchildren, particularly girls, who received such training developed a 'more mature' response to sex.
The study by the National Foundation for Educational Research found youngsters were 'less likely to be sexually active' than peers who received traditional forms of sex education, dispelling the fears of family campaigners who believe such methods actually arouse the sexual interest of teenagers.
Now the government will recommend the scheme, called A Pause, to schools throughout England and Wales following the success of the trial in 104 schools where sexual intercourse among 16-year-olds fell by up to 20 per cent, according to Dr John Tripp of the Department of Child Health at the University of Exeter, who helped to design the course.
Teachers who sign up to the course are primed to deal with queries from pupils on all kinds of sexual experience. Those behind the course stress the scheme does not suggest teenagers experiment with oral sex. Instead they say A Pause promotes the message that other forms of physical intimacy are safer than full intercourse.
'It teaches people assertiveness skills and that they should be only as intimate as they feel comfortable with,' said Tripp.
A Department for Education and Skills spokesman said the report's verdict would be made available to all schools. 'All teachers respect peer-reviewed material, and this will help influence their decision,' he said.
Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004
Well, if she flunks, she'll just have to repeat the class! No social promotions here!
Here is an actual script the teachers are taught to "prime" them for possible responses they may get from a student.
Teacher: Morning, maiden!
Maiden: Good morning.
T: Are, uh,...are you a goer, eh? Know whatahmean, know whatahmean, nudge nudge, know whatahmean, say no more?
M: I, uh, I beg your pardon?
T: You, uh, you, do you go, eh, do you go, eh?
M: Well, I sometimes "go", yes.
T: Aaaaaaaah bet you do, I bet you do, say no more, say no more, knowwhatahmean, nudge nudge?
M: I'm afraid I don't quite follow you.
T: Follow me. Follow me. That's good, that's good! A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!
M: Are you, uh,...are you selling something?
T: SELLING! Very good, very good! Ay? Ay? Ay?
Oooh! Ya wicked Ay! Wicked Ay! Oooh hooh! Say No MORE!
M: Well, I, uh....
T: Are you, uh, are you a sport, ay?
M: Um, I like sport, yes!
T: I bet you do, I bet you do!
M: As a matter of fact I'm very fond of cricket.
T: 'Oo isn't? Like games, eh? Knew you would. Likes games, eh? You've been around a bit, been around?
M: I have traveled, yes. I'm from Scarsdale.
T: SAY NO MORE!! Scarsdale, saynomore, saynomore, saynomore!
M: I wasn't going to!
T: Oh! Well, never mind. Dib dib?
Headmaster: What's wrong with a kiss, boy? Hm? Why not start her off with a nice kiss? You don't have to go leaping straight for the clitoris like a bull at a gate. Give her a kiss, boy.
Actually this is a brilliant idea. Teach it in class, and the kids will automatically space on completing their class assignmnets and homework. They will remain virgins until graduation.
Go to jolly old England where you can be a certified ... well, you know!
I think that's the idea here.
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