Don't you think it's time to take sex education out of the schools?

Question

and put it back in the magazines and back alleys?

If we made it shameful again, there would be much less teen pregnancy and fewer bastard children.

Answer 1

no. this is the most stupid question I've ever responded too.

do your research, evidence shows that sex education works if it is provided early and correctly, schools need to be involved in this process so do parents.

Answer 2

I get what you're saying, but I don't think that's a solution. The problem with taking sex ed out of school is that then when they do have sex, they are more likely to follow myths instead of facts for birth control and STD prevention, so their methods are more likely to fail. And even if you do reemphasize the stigma of teen/out-of-wedlock sex and pregnancies, that stigma only affects the girls, not the guys, who are the real problem in most cases. So, if you take away the information from the girls, they don't know how to protect and defend themselves if a guy is pushy, and when they do get pregnant, the guys are off scott free. Besides, out-of-wedlock pregnancies are becoming more and more common in the adult population -- by choice, so you can't just blame the kids.

Having said that, I do understand what your talking about with the excesses in the system. Every school I went to stressed that abstinence was the best prevention, but that if you were going to do it, be safe about it. That is, until I moved to San Diego in high school, where we were told out right that they knew we were going to have and didn't even offer up abstinence as an option. In an environment like that, the kids who do want to preserve themselves for later have no moral or emotional support, and find that not only are they being pressured by other kids, but even by their teachers to have sex. That's just not right.

Answer 3

I personally think you only posed this question to rile the masses.
But if not, I strongly believe it is the parent's initial responsibility to set the moral tone in the family; and teach sexual awareness, and not with vague responses.
The community, which includes school districts, should support the parents in providing adequate knowledge on the subject. I agree the schools could do a better job, but I also see parents who stand in the way. Parent's must sign permission slips for their children to receive this education, and some decline. Parent's APPROVE what material will be shown to their kids. I would love to see actual photos of STDs shown to these kids, and starting at the age of ten. Or how about a video of a teenager giving birth with the risks involved being described? However, it's the parent who doesn't want their kid to see a real picture of a penis or vagina. What do you think they are doing when they get pregnant? I'm about kids SEEING what it means to make a certain choice. I DON'T BELIEVE IN SCARING OR SHAMING THEM, BUT GIVING THEM ALL THE REALITIES INVOLVED.
IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU! You are the parent, the community, the school board, the PTA, and the TV audience allowing the values to be taught in the form YOU chose.
Believe me, when looking at these kids, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Answer 4

no...They put it in schools because parents were not teaching their children. I would prefer proper sexual education being taught to my children then for them to find out the hard way and end up in a lot of trouble. I am glad it is taught in schools. If you are pertaining to the fact more teenagers are being so well educated that they are experimenting. And so therefore schools are to blame for promiscuous kids. I disagree. Parents need to take an active role in where their children are at all times as well who they are with. They also need to be taught proper morals and values so they are making good choises. I hope this question is a joke because it seems pretty ludicrous. At any rate I'm not laughing.

Excuse me? Bastard children? You really are living in the past. that is terrible!

Answer 5

absolutely not!! Sex is not a dirty disgusting thing, and educating our children is the only way to inform them. Don't kid yourself that teens weren't having sex before sex education started in the schools. They just got married earlier if an oops happened. (shotgun weddings) Sex is thrown at us with TV, videos, games etc and this is not going to change. We need more education, with actual day care classes or child care situations, so our children are more informed about unprotected sex. If the kids knew how hard taking care of a child was, they would protect themselves. We are not going to change teens having sex, we can only educate them on the consequences.

Answer 6

No. You take sex out of school and into the magazines and back alleys, you raise a bunch of kids who know nothing about sex besides what the latest Hustler has taught them (yeah, THAT'S a good example) and what they saw that hooker do to that businessman in that alley.

Yeah, THAT will raise a generation of people who respect the value of sex....

/sarcasm

Answer 7

Based on some of the questions asked here by teens the schools are doing a lousy job and need to do more..Some of these teens are clueless about sex

Answer 8

No, because it is better that the kids go out with some knowledge about condoms and birth-control and such then nothing at all. Kids may not listen to their parents, but they may listen to somebody else who tells them the same thing. Plus most of sex education is abstinence-based.

Answer 9

No...it's embarrassing to teach puberty in 5th grade (for me as a teacher) but less and less parents are speaking to their children about this important topic. Besides, it falls under our standards for health and wellness. The way we do it is totally fact based and medical, however, parents are the ones that have to instruct their children on beliefs, etc.

Answer 10

Have you looked at some of the pregnancy questions on this site? I think they should start sex education earlier than they do.