I'm doing a paper for my writing class about people's oponion on sex education and if it should be taught in school or not. what do you think?
2006-11-28 12:12:30 · 10 answers · asked by molly b 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
should be taught in schools but not necessarily to its full extent. really, parents just use this as a bail-out so they don't have to do it themselves. it's a great program but some parents are too ignorant to reinforce it themselves and the whole thing ends up a mess. argh.
2006-11-28 12:20:57 · answer #1 · answered by jo6769 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The theory is that sex ed should be taught "at home" -- however, there are many times when this does not happen. Unfortunately, because of this, there is a lot of misinformation that young adults hear, and need to have clarified, especially if they are having sex.
Sure, people can say that sex shouldn't happen until a person is an adult, and married, but in actuality, that doesn't happen (even with teens who have taken a "celibicy vow"). So where is the best place for young adults to get information about STDs, pregnancy, relationships, and all of the other things that should be known and talked about before a person engages in sex?
I taught a writing class in a college several years ago, and I will NOT forget when the majority of my students came into my classroom from a psychology 101 course. They found out information about AIDS and other STDs there that they had never been told about in high school (or by their parents), and many of them were angry that their lives could be in jeopardy because they weren't given all of the information they could have gotten in order to make informed decisions.
Sexuality is a part of being human, and it should not be a taboo subject. After all it is in all of our pop culture -- from music, and music videos to movies, etc. There are consequences to people having sex before they are ready for certain consequences, such as pregnancy, but not talking about it will not make it go away, especially when it is "everywhere" in pop culture. Not talking about it makes the choices that people make all the more dangerous. Perhaps it is a young adult's doctor that should be giving the information, but how do you make sure that everyone who is a certain age sees a doctor? A parent ALWAYS has the option to opt their young adult out of a sexual education course, and I would much rather see the majority of the population getting correct information, than a whole generation of young adults who, when they graduate and go out into the world know nothing about the consequences of sex.
2006-11-28 12:43:21 · answer #2 · answered by kaliselenite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY! I think it should also be mandatory. As a parent, I don't really want some admin person telling me what to teach my kid but some things are just too crucial. I was not taught a THING, being told that I wouldn't get pregnant because I wasn't married. Um, yeah, that worked great! I learned about birth control and other things as a pregnant (suddenly married!) woman. My ob was horrified that I was completely clueless about everything besides the bare basics of menstruation. I didn't know anything about female care and issues. I didn't know you could "catch something" just by having sex.
Fast forward many years and my kids know it all. You can't make good decisions when you're not given any information.
2006-11-28 14:16:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a experience as a sex educator. In texas you really can only talk about contraception if your teaching to students who are in special schools for pregnant students. In regular school you can only talk about contraceptions (protection). I think its a must in highschool. If you check out the CDC or center for disease control, you will find 42% of african american women have type 2 herpes.Once you have it in your system the rest of your life. the new herpes virus vacine does not prevent all genital (type 2) herpes. there are over 30 different varietes. 80% of people who have it dont know it. I am not just picking on blacks, i just rembered that because it was so high. Its about 35% for whites and 25% for hispanics. good luck.
2006-11-28 13:49:32 · answer #4 · answered by circusdejojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they should teach it in school. With my religion and other religions you are not to have sex before you are married and so my parents never talked to me about sex. Everything I learned about sex was from school and TV. I think sex education should be taught because that is where I learned about safe sex and diseases. With everything that is shown on TV i think it is imperative that schools teach sex education
2006-11-28 13:00:04 · answer #5 · answered by saliberry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think it should be taught in schools to educate America's youth of the responsibilities and outcomes.
2006-11-28 12:21:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel that it should be taught in school only during the mid-teen years so that it's not too early nor late (i would suggest 14 or 15yr old). and sex education should include education in abortion, aids, HIV, etc. as a caution to everyone about the consequences of pre-marital sex.
2006-11-28 12:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it should be. All the risks, prevention, and possible out comes of sexual relationships should be taught in schools.
2006-11-28 12:17:28 · answer #8 · answered by Rae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely. starting from the first grade using age appropriate information.
my experience is the person who says this is a job for parents is most likely to give poor information if any information.
2006-11-28 12:40:02 · answer #9 · answered by elmo o 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitly not
2006-11-28 12:15:14 · answer #10 · answered by Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋