The teacher's companion to the eight-lesson workbook. Teaches students to reject sexual activity, drug-use, alcohol and tobacco. Deals with internet pornography and sex-themed internet chatting.
(TEACHER Edition, Grades 9-12)
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July 04, 2008
05/02/2008
Up To $200 Off Look Before You Leap!! Look Before You Leap Special Offer:
Book Now for the 2008-2009 School Year to receive up to $200 off!
Call today to find out what dates are available for the 2008-2009 school year. I look forward to hearing how Just Say YES can serve your school with this exciting opportunity! You can reach me at: 972.437.0002.
Thanks,
Anna
04/25/2008
Video Clip of Congressional Committee on Abstinence Funding This is the most revealing video I have ever seen on the great divide on abstinence education in our nation.
Earlier this week Congress Henry Waxman (D - CA) held a Congressional Committee meeting on the subject of government funding of abstinence education.
On the panel were five people in favor of safe sex education and two in favor of abstinence education.
Here is the video of their answers to a very pointed and revealing question. You must see their answers to believe them!
Please pass this on to as many people as you can. We must get the word out how bigoted the safe sex advocates are against abstinence education.
The future funding of abstinence education is in the balance right now!
On December 6th and 7th, excited ninth grade students from 4 high schools attended showings of "Look Before You Leap" and gave Just Say YES the following feedback:
Principal:
• "I have never seen such a positive reaction to an assembly from my students! Thank you!"
Ninth Grade Students:
What did you learn from Look Before You Leap?
• "That sex before marriage could change your whole life."
• "I didn't know that the effects of sex can last a long time."
• "I learned that if you make wise decisions about sex now that you're young, you can have a better life and avoid sexually transmitted diseases."
• "That half of kids in high school are not having sex."
What was your favorite scene?
• "The part where the girl was talking to her reflection in the mirror because it made me realize that I don't have to change and have sex to be a happy me."
• "When the guy said no to sex because he had a future and didn't want to ruin it."
• "The Honeymoon Suite scene - you never know who your partner has been with or what they may have."
• "I didn't really have a favorite - it was all significant to me."
"We hit the mark", says Executive Director Dan Bailey. "Our goal was to deliver a critical health message packaged in teen media language. We call it edutainment!" Look Before You Leap engages teens as it presents relevant information in a high-octane, high-energy format. The three huge screens set the stage for something out of the ordinary. Using cutting-edge technology and original music, the quality of the show grips teens like never before. As one principal stated, "I have never seen my students pay attention to a program like that before."
10/29/2007
Local ABC affiliate, WFAA - Dallas, interviews Dan Bailey
Local ABC affiliate, WFAA - Dallas, interviews Dan Bailey, Executive Director, about the creation and launch of the Just Say YES school assembly program - Look Before You Leap.
10/08/2007
You are invited to Just Say YES' World Premiere of Look Before You Leap! Friends of Just Say YES,
Please join us for the World Premiere of Look Before You Leap on Tuesday October 16th at 1pm and 7pm! This will be an amazing day celebrating the culmination of 3+ years of creativity and effort.
You will be stunned by the impact this production will have on youth culture!
While you may already be planning to join us, please feel free to pass this e-invitation on to others who may be interested in impacting our youth culture.
I hope to see you at the 1pm and/or the 7pm showing!
09/04/2007
"Look Before You Leap" Coming This Fall! Click the image below for more information: • More Details | • Press Release | • Book Now!
08/06/2007
Dan Bailey, Executive Director of Just Say YES, was Interviewed on NPR about the Goals of Abstinence Education, Monday, July 9, 2007
(Click above to listen to the interview)
Margot Adler, host of Justice Talking on National Public Radio (NPR), invites Dan Bailey to be on this edition where Adler takes an in-depth look at the legality, morality, and effectiveness of abstinence-only education.
Dan Bailey explains how the term, "abstinence only" has so many interpretations. Just Say Yes focuses on abstinence, but the message as a whole deals with "positive youth development" which includes abstinence. Just Say Yes' programs cover inner-related risk behaviors such as, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and bullying.
Dan Bailey describes the goal of abstinence education and how students are well aware of the choices that are out there. However, many students are oblivious to the risks of sexual activity. And these risks are far too great for students to handle.
06/21/2007
Red Ribbon Week - October 22-26
Red Ribbon week is October 22-26 and is one of the busiest programming weeks of the year. Academic institutions across the country look for presentations that will motivate and empower students to avoid drug and alcohol use. We can help you fill your need for programs during Red Ribbon Week. For information about booking a drug and alcohol program at your school, please call 972.437.0002 or email info@justsayyes.org.
Click here for more information about speakers available to speak to your students on the topic of drugs and alcohol during Red Ribbon Week.
05/31/2007
Are government funded abstinence programs just "pork" or are they actually self-funding programs? <PDF>
Click below to hear a radio interview with Dan Bailey on this subject:
Paper prepared by Just Say YES — Dallas, Texas
Based on the following data, it is our conclusion that teens choosing the lifestyle of abstinence is directly responsible for over 50% of the dramatic drop in teen pregnancies. With the current rate of teen pregnancies dropping 5% annually, taxpayers are saving $400+ million per year. This savings more than pays for federal abstinence education spending — currently less than $200 million per year.
The following looks at the issue of teen pregnancy, its precipitous drop over the last decade and the cost-benefit analysis of abstinence education as it pertains to this single issue. The statistics and cost-benefit calculations are based primarily on studies from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, teen child-bearing in the US costs taxpayers $9.1 Billion per year. Studies through the CDC show the rate of teen pregnancy has dropped approximately 35% from 1990 to 2002. (1) From 1990 thru 2000, the rate of teen pregnancy dropped 3% per year and from 2000 thru 2002 the drop in rate accelerated to 5% per year. (1)
The Journal of Adolescent and Family Health published a study that concluded 66% of the decease in teen pregnancy was due to teens choosing abstinence.(2) The CDC commissioned a study which estimated 53% of the drop in teen pregnancy was due to teens choosing abstinence. (4)
Since teen pregnancy dropped 5% annually from 2000 to 2002 and teens choosing abstinence is responsible for 52% to 66% of that drop, then abstinence education should be given credit for delivering a $237mm ($9.1B x 5% x 52%) to $300mm ($9.1B x 5% x 66%) benefit per year back to the taxpayers. Funding for abstinence education is approximately $200mm per year. Therefore abstinence education is a government funded program that not only works but is concurrently paying for itself. With teen virginity on the rise (2003 53% of high school students were virgins compared to 46% in 1990) (1) and teen pregnancy on the decline, it would seem to make sense to continue to fuel this positive health trend that is a win/win for taxpayers and teens.. What better vehicle to use than the current network of government funded abstinence education programs that encourage and empower our teens to delay sexual activity beyond high school, and ultimately until marriage.
This paper focuses only on the savings to taxpayers due to the reduction in teen pregnancies as more teens choose abstinence. It does not calculate the additional financial benefits realized by teens who chose abstinence and therefore avoided sexually transmitted diseases and the emotional trauma associated with teen sex (studies show an increased depression and attempted suicide rate among sexually active teens). (3) One can rightly conclude that if savings from avoidance of STDs and avoidance of emotional consequences were added to the savings from pregnancy reduction, the total financial benefit to society would be even more significant.
Just Say YES is a nonprofit educational organization with a mission to "Provide youth with relational and factual information, equipping them to lead healthy and successful lives." Since March 2002, Just Say YES has reached 140,000 teens, parents and educators in 14 states through classroom education, parent programs, special assembly programs and staff development for teachers. Just Say YES does not receive any government funding and is currently funded through private foundations, corporations and the generosity of individual donors
(1) Recent Trends in Teenage Pregnancy in the United States, 1990-2002 (The Guttmacher) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/teenpreg1990-2002/teenpreg1990-2002.htm (2) Mohn, J, Tingle LR, Finger R, An Analysis of the Causes of the Decline in Non-marital Birth and Pregnancy Rates for Teens from 1991 to 1995, Journal of Adolescent and Family Health, April, 20043, No.1, 39-47. (3) National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, Wave II, 1996 Sexually Active Teenagers Are More Likely to Be Depressed and To Attempt Suicide, Robert Rector, Kirk Johnson, Ph.D. Lauren Noyes, The Heritage Foundation 6/2/03 (4)"Can Changes in Sexual Behaviors Among High School Students Explain the Decline in Teen Pregnancy Rates in the 1990s?" Journal of Adolescent Health May 11, 2004
05/30/2007
Parents Prefer Abstinence Over Comprehensive Sex Education <PDF> New Zogby Survey Shows Dramatic Changes in Mindset Once Parents Obtain Correct Information about Abstinence and Comprehensive Sex Education.
Dallas, TX — Just Say YES is pleased to announce results of a new survey conducted by Zogby International for The National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA) revealing that when parents are informed about what abstinence education teaches vs. comprehensive sex education, support for abstinence programs jumps 40% to 60%, while support for comprehensive programs drops 50% to 30%. This remarkable increase crosses all political and economic borders.
Recent attempts to disprove abstinence education falls short. The Zogby poll offers a compelling glimpse into what parents truly desire. Seventy-eight percent of parents believe public school classes should place more emphasis on abstinence education. They want their children to be educated on building healthy relationships, self-worth, and the potential negative emotional, financial, and physical consequences of pre-marital sex. Sixty-six percent of parents believe that the "wait to have sex" message becomes meaningless when programs demonstrate and encourage the use of contraception. Abstinence and promoting condom use is a mixed message.
What is most disturbing from the study is that 25% of parents were unaware that condoms have different failure rates for different diseases and pregnancy. However, when parents become better equipped by understanding information in its entirety, they support abstinence education over comprehensive sex education by a 2 to 1 margin. A significant majority of teens want a strong abstinence message as well and they acknowledge their parents as the greatest influence in their decisions regarding sexual activity. This poll only confirms that abstinence education is the healthiest, wisest choice for our youth today and very few parents choose to debate the issue.
Key Facts from the Survey
Comprehensive sex education, on average, spends about 5% of their time promoting abstinence, but over 28% promoting contraceptives.
83% of parents believe it is important for their child to wait until they are married to have sex.
78% of parents believe sex education classes in public schools should place more emphasis on promoting abstinence than on condom and contraceptive use.
93% of parents agree sex education should include a discussion about the limitations of condoms in preventing STDs.
04/23/2007
Has abstinence education really failed as many in the media are asserting? Here is a well written article that responds to a study that was recently released:
