Educators believe that education is for a lifetime.
A teacher does not assume that students will go home and build a house the day that they learn geometric principles. Students need comprehensive sexuality education to make safe and healthy decisions for a lifetime. School administrators who use Lickona's reasoning to justify an abstinence-only curriculum are placing their students at risk by denying them information and skills that could protect them throughout their lives. Thank you for publishing Thomas Lickona's article on sexuality education. It is always helpful to read the latest research in my field, with a helpful bibliography to boot.