| Curriculum |
| Publisher |
| Grade Level |
| Cost for Teacher’s
Manual |
| Cost for Student Text |
| Cost for Student Workbook
|
| Cost for Parent Component
|
| Printing Date |
| Version of Text:
(P)=public school
(R)=religious content
|
| |
| Usability
of Teacher’s Guide |
| |
| Easy to Use
|
| Sequential in Format |
| Effective Teaching Activities
|
| Adequate Foundational Information
for Teacher Understanding of Subject Material
|
| Balance Between Activities
& Didactic Presentation |
| |
| Teaching
Methodology |
| |
| Teacher Training Available/Cost
of Training |
| Directive (goal is abstinence
and teaching “directs” student to
that goal) |
| Consistent (All grade levels
complement & build the abstinence until
marriage message) |
| Skill-Based (knowledge +
skills + motivation = behavior) |
| Generational Focus (decisions
made today affect tomorrow and beyond) |
| Abstinence is Connected
to Character Development |
| |
| Content:
|
| |
| Encourages Parental Communication |
| Avoids Safe Sex Instruction |
| Age Appropriate |
| Medically Accurate |
| Sensitive/Age Appropriate
Illustrations |
| Uses Correct Terminology
(avoids “shock-value” or slang vocabulary)
|
| Protects and Respects Modesty
|
| Secondary Virginity Recommended
|
| |
| Satisfies
A-H Requirement of Title V |
| |
| (A)Teaches the social, psychological
& physical health gains of abstaining from
sexual activity |
| (B) Abstinence Until Marriage
is the expected standard |
| (C) Abstinence from sexual
activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock
pregnancy, STD and other associated health problems. |
| (D) Faithfulness and commitment
within marriage is presented as the expected
counterpart of “abstinence until marriage”. |
| (E) Teaches that sexual
activity outside of the context of marriage
is likely to have harmful psychological and
physical effects |
| (F) Teaches that bearing
children out of wedlock is likely to have harmful
consequences for the child, child’s parents
and society |
| (G) Teaches young people
how to reject sexual advances and how alcohol
and drug use increase vulnerability to sexual
advances |
| (H) Teaches the importance
of attaining self-sufficiency before engaging
in sexual activity |
| Supplementary Materials
are in accordance with A-H requirements for
Title V |
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