where is the proper venue for teaching sex education- at home or at school?

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Answer 1

the correct venue for any form of education is the place the student will learn the matter and the issues surrounding it, not just opinion and good guesses.

The basics of sex education are in fact a part of the study of anatomy and like all other areas of anatomy are quite suitable for study in a school

Answer 2

It helps if they learn it at both places. When the kids get the same message from school and home, it makes it stronger in their brains. They only problem is that home and school may not agree on the proper age to teach it. In today's world it is more important to teach these things at an earlier age, because we have people doing these things younger and younger. At home the parents should always teach what is good and bad touch as youngters and when they get to jr high they should talk about the risks of stds and pregnancy. However, the parents may not always be informed or accurate. It is important that the school has up to date info.

Answer 3

The problem with sex eduction, whether it be at home or at school, is that often the science is taught alongside morals and ethics, which in my own opinion is wrong. A person should decide for themselves about the morals and ethics of sex. However, with the human being not being emotionally mature until around the age of 25, this can lead to problems when teaching it to children. It is well known that telling a child that something is "wrong", "evil", and "shouldn't be done" more than often leads to them wanting to do it, to find out what is so bad about it. Therefore, all sex education should be taught with an unbiased opinion, and concentrate purely on the science. Ideally I think it should be taught at home. If the parents are not comfortable with talking about sex, then the same discomfort will be passed onto their children. Sex is something that can be one of the most wonderful things that we, as humans, can do. It can also be one of the most horrific. It all depends on the circumstances in which it is performed. I agree with you that it should be taught at home and as soon as the child starts asking questions.

Answer 4

Both! In today's society, many parents are affraid to broach the subject until they deem it necessary to the child's life.. It really doesnt make sense to have the talk with the kiddos 3 years after they first started. Unfortunately, kids are doing " it " at younger and younger ages. For girls I think it is most important to start really young...their bodies change and develop much faster then young men. When that happens, people of all ages take notice, and they may not be emotionally ready to hear what people out side of immediate family say. If parents and teachers start young, they may be better prepared for the onslaught. Toddlers should be taught what is what and where arly on as well, natural curiosity makes them touch things that parents may be uncomfortable with, but by not freaking out about it, better communication will ensue. I remember my first sex related question, teacher wouldnt answer thought i had a nasty mind, mom wouldnt tell me because she was laughinh her butt off, and dad was so shocked he almost fainted (prolly didnt help it was at the dinner table). But i had heard the word on the playground and i asked about it. I never got the answer until 3 weeks later when i really pressed, but from then on mom was very educational. two years later i got more info from school. it wasnt until i was 16 that i really needed the information but at least i had an understanding of what was to come. If kids dont get taught early on , more pregnancies and venarial diseases will spread rampently around the globe. society places alot of sex and sex sympbols in our way especially the media. if parents are too afraid to talk about it , some one else should so i am all for schools teaching it as well.

Answer 5

I think both places are good to teach sex education. If parents do not talk freely about it then kids will think it is something bad and forbidden. Parents give the human side to sex education and school gives the technical knowlegde.

Answer 6

i agree that both is relevant. the school can teach the health aspect and academic/medical. the home can do the same, but the school will not teach the morality or value of sexual relationships. home can still teach the academic/medical info too. probably better to hear from mom and dad, although this would probably not be a norm.

Answer 7

School is best at telling the mechanics, the biology, physiology. Home is best at passing on, if possible the morals. From my experience, I would not trust the schools to promote morals, they often do not have any competence in that field. Many parents aren't either, but they don't wrap themselves in some empty rhetoric and pompus platitudes posited by their degrees.

Answer 8

The teacher it is less embarrasseing.
Just not coed
Girls have their day and the boys had thier day.
It was interesting and fun we learned a lot and was given further reading material. We could ask questions. Saw movies.
After seeing it I thought I don't want to have a baby that looked painful.

Answer 9

books, books, books. depending on the age pictures also. might help some people who have maybe been raped to come out and say it. a 6 year old boy at the day camp i work at told me he knew how babies were born (at the time we were talking about frogs, so i said how). he told me when a mommy and a daddy love each other, they come together. then a daddy gives mommy some sperm and she puts it on her egg. then it grows in her belly and 9 months later it comes out. these were his EXACT WORDS. i asked howd he know and he said his mom read a book to him about it in the library. this little boy is the smartest in the every kindergarden class in that school and has been working on higher grade-level work. hope this helps and good luck!

Answer 10

i suppose teaching at school would be the more formal way of educating while teaching at home would be the more private. either way it is as important.