Sex Ed in schools?

Although a variety of people are against sex education in schools, i feel it's completely necessary for the protection of all students. Each year, almost 750,000 teenage women aged 15–19 become pregnant, according to Family Planning Perspectives. The pregnancy rate is now rapidly declining, hopefully do to more effecient sexual education and realizations. Even though I approve of sexual education for protection and extended knowledge, I feel theres should be an age limit included in this issue. Students learn sex ed too early and in too much depth. They should learn about menstraul issues, and basic stuff for women, and low extent information by the age of 10 and then as they reach high school it should be in depth information involving condoms, AIDS/HIV, etc. Overall sexual education is completely acceptable in my opinion to a certain extent.

Drug Testing Students

In some schools around the world, teachers and faculty are testing students for drugs. Most tests are with cause, but some are random. I believe that if the decision is made to test a students for the use of any drug there should be some reason presented to the student. After this reason is presented, the faculty is free to test the student at their leisure. In High Schools today over 80% of students claim to have seen one of the following things in their school;

• Illegal drug use
• Illegal drug sales
• Students possessing illegal drugs
• Students high on drugs
• Students under the influence of alcohol

Schools need to find ways to lower these numbers. The tests they give their students are necessary to maintain a fully functioning school. Without these tests students will continue to be high and drunk in school, and their grades will pay the price. The more tests are given out the higher chance the school has of catching an offender. So, at the first sign of red eyes, impaired speech or lack or motor skills, teachers should begin observing the student more closely to find evidence of drug use. Upon finding this evidence tests may be given.
In conclusion, I believe that tests should be given out with a just reason. Students will have better grades and therefore have a better life. If signs of drug use are not presented in school, then the student should have nothing to worry about. Students can continue to act how they wish outside of school, but the number of students under the influence in schools will drop.

Legalizing Drugs

Legalizing Drugs is an issue that strikes people everywhere. There are many different views to this issue. Sompe people say that drugs are bad... not matter how you look at it, Drugs are bad, the people who do drugs are bad, they just cause problems and get people into trouble. Now others would say that drugs are good, if you dont like drugs then dont do them but dont ruin it for every one else. The fact of the matter is, drugs arent going to go away. whether you legalize them or not theres nothing you can do to prevent it from happeneing. Drugs arent legalized int eh U.S. but i garuntee they are being uesd. So the fact of legalizing them or not really doesnt matter, the only difference is if you get in trouble or not. I think if your willing to risk it while they arent legalized then your willing to risk the concequences. The problem is that drugs exist not whether they are legalized or not. The reason people dont want then legalized is because of the consquences that people face when they are intorduced to them... thats going to happen whether they are legal or not. Drugs are part of the world as a whole, legalized in some countries and illegal in others. The problems are all the same. "They won't go near the issue except at the edges, notably when voters in state after state approve "medical marijuana" in the clear realization that the drug-banning forces are cruelly indifferent to some kinds of human suffering that often can be alleviated with a well-filled water pipe." personally i think there is a line of what drugs can and cant be legalized. Marajuanna for example is used medically that shouldnt be banned, but other drugs such as meth and heroin are another story. The issue on legalizing drugs is not whether it should or shouldnt be legal, its the standing issue that drugs exsist.

Search Students Lockers

Students lockers should not be searched unless there is solid evidence that a specific student is dealing with any illegal item. Lockers are school supplied areas for students to place their unused items inbetween classes, which means they are property of the school, but students spend seven hours at school every day and they should have a safe and secure area to place their objects without fearing that their locker will be searched. Lockers are the one place in school that a student can incorporate their outside life with their educational life. Unstable students such as those that Columbine were denied the security of a secure area where they didn't have to fit in, and they could be unique. The contents of an individuals locker is not always illegal, but more so inappropriate. Teaches or staff should not abuse their power by searching students locker. They already have the power to deny the use of certain objects within the classroom, they should not have to enforce their power outside of the classroom as well. As it says in the fourth amendment of the constitution "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." Students should have the freedom and the responsibility to place whatever their heart desires into their lockers without having to fear random locker checks. All lockers should be a safe sanctuary for students unless their is solid proof that the student is placing illegal objects into his locker.

NASA Funding

Space may be the final frontier, but what are we honestly looking for put there. NASA,is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and is the only government agency in the couintry dedicated to the research of space. A major question nowadays is how much should this agency be funded? NASA's budget grew from 15.861 billion dollars in 2007 to 17.31817 billion dollars in 2008. Although this may seem like a lot of money, it is only 0.6 of federal spending. I beleive that this percentage is reasonable for the study of space. I beleive that it would be smart to slightly increase the budget of the agency if it would also focus on more domestic technolologies as in technoloogies that apply to earth. In the past many domestic technologies have been discovered through NASA's studies of space. I beleive that this will continue if we continue to fund NASA, but we should also increase their budget if they open up to directly looking for new technologies that apply ta earth, because earth is more important than space at this moment in time, but the study of space should cnatinue.

Music Downloading

Downloading music is very accesible these days. I say this because who really wants to buy music off of Itunes when you can get it for free on the internet or lime wire. Every one these days have thousands of music on either their Ipod or their computer. Most people get this music off of the internet because it is free. Who wants to buy a cd for $20.00 when you can easily get all these songs for FREE online. Also there might even be a song on the cd that you hate and dont like to listen to. If you buy the cd you are stuck with it, if you donwload the music you can exclude that one song that you would not listen to. On Itunes one song is $1.07 with tax, no one really wants to pay for anything if you have an option to get it for free. Music downloading in my opion makes the artist more known than itunes can. I believe this because the concept of making free downloads music reaches people in a more lesser amount of time thus it boots its popularity.

legalizing performance enhancing drugs

legalizing performance enhancing drugs has been a big debate for a a long time period. There has been many discussion over it because it is so controversial. Yes it might boost your strength and performance but the side effects some times out way it. Performance enhancing drugs have a some bad effects. The side effect for men are prominent breast, baldness, infertility, heart attack, and shrunken testicles. Form women the side effects are deeper voice, increased body hair, baldness and heart attack. These are just some of the side effects. So legalizing performance enhancing drugs should not happen. The facts are there. You might get stronger or run a little faster but its not worth the risk of the side effects.If you want to be bigger and stronger go to the gym more often or go for runs, you can still be big with out drugs. So now you've read through and you know what can happen, now i want you to post what you think.