Teenage Sex?

Question

Is teenage sex and teenage pregnancy seen as a failure to Our Education System in this country???

And what sort reliability we have with the school when this sort of unfortunate incident happens. Now a days both parent have to work and have to rely on our schools to educate them.

But so far, sex is still seen as a lenient matter!!

Answer 1

It is not the school's fault for a girl getting pregnant. It is HER own fault for not using birth control and condoms.
Not all parents work and they need to start watching their kids and maybe they wouldn't be having sex.
How hard is it for someone to go and get on birth control or go and buy a 75 cent condom out of a machine in a bathroom?

It is the teenager's problem not the school system

Answer 2

The education system is only part of the equation, and parents are another part of the deal. Ultimately, parents are responsible for how a child is raised, and hopefully are in the best position to educate their children about sexuality beyond the "Flange A in Socket B" explanation. It doesn't help when 'Sex Education' in schools explains only part of the 'sexual experience' - the mechanics of sex, the existence of STDs (if only to scare kids straight), but not the emotional or social context of 'Sex in Humans'. Both situations arise from fear of 'encouraging' teens to have sex - and as we see from the worst case scenarios, that is working REALLY well. If parents and/or educators (erroneously) treat sex as a taboo subject, then why would you expect teens to treat it with any form of informed consideration?

However, when push comes to shove, there is NOTHING you can do if a teenager decides they really want to have sex - the reasoning of adults, but the impulse control of children. People only listen to what they want to hear, and as a teenager you think you're bulletproof and it won't happen to you. Parents and the education system can't be blamed for teens wanting to have sex, since it's a biological imperative to perpetuate the species. Teenage pregnancy is simply the result when the teenager is unprepared - either through misinformation or from being uneducated.

No sex before marriage, while a noble goal, isn't really a 'solution' for everyone, since it denies a part of human experience and the exploration of an important part of human nature. The best that can be done - by parents and educators alike - is to teach teens to be prepared and take precautions against ALL unwanted consequences of sexual activity. If worse comes to worse, you can slip in an "I told you so" and be supportive rather than the rhetorical "How could this happen?" and condemnation.

It is easy to lay blame. The better path however is to take responsibilty in educating teens - as parents, as educators, as whatever - rather than relying on "Little Johnny" in the schoolyard to fill in the blanks with half-truths...

Answer 3

Teenagers have sex. It's not a new thing. Teenagers have been having sex, since the human race began. Once you start to become an adult you have sexual urges and lots of people act on them. Teenage pregnancy, is a result of lack of informtion, for which the school system is only partly to blame. You only have to look at some of the questions that come up on here to see how deplorable the lack of information is. Some people don't seem to have a clue.

The importance of safe sex is one of the most vital lessons young people need to learn. It's a foolish parent indeed that relies on the school alone to ensure their child has all the information they need.

Answer 4

unfortuantly, teenagers are in a rush now more then ever to become an adult, and that includes having sex.
nobody can stop 2 consenting teenagers on having sex, you cant watch them all the time!
as for pregnancy, thats just a result of sloppy contraception, and in teenagers case, usually being too embarrassed to obtain some, and a lot of teenagers are under the impression that it 'wont' happen to them.
its not the schools fault, or parents, kids usually do the opposite of what school and parents tell them.
as long as they are aware of what sex is and what it can lead to, then i believe you have done all you can do.
at the end of the day if they want to do it, then they are gonna find a way to do it.

Answer 5

The only thing that honestly bothers me about teen sex, is if they are under then 16. I find 15 and under to be kids. At 16, you're more developed and closer to being an adult. The thought of kids having sex, is just wrong. It also bothers me when teens TRY and get pregnant, when they are clearly not ready on any level. When I have kids, the second my daughter gets her period, she'll be put on birth control. And when she or/and our son gets a girlfriend/boyfriend, and is around 15, 16, I would be buying condoms and just talking to them to be careful and that. I know the thought of it would bother me, but if teens want to have sex, they'll have sex. I'd just hope they were smart about it, and safe. ◦ƒεṃαlε◦

Answer 6

I had my sons in my teens (I was lucky that their dad is a good guy and stuck around, and we are still together), I didn't ven live with my parents when this happened, I wasn't going to school either, it was something that happened to me because I thought nothing that that would ever happen to me. I definatly wouldn't give my children back, but I always tell teenagers who I know are having sex to talk to their parents or dr and get contraception as having a kid is very hard work.

Answer 7

The point is WHY to have sex before marriage ~ a marriage is a legal, well defined and publicly announced and declared event that Mr.A will be husband of miss B. this marriage contract puts some liabilities, assigns some duties to both husband and wife.
But b/f, g/f, dating dramas are without any obligations. Its very embarrassing and strange that a girl is telling to her father that she had sex b4 proper marriage. It is not shameful?
Is that NOT an immoral and indecent activity. There must be difference between human and animals.

Answer 8

I was a teen mom. It had absolutely NOTHING to do with my parents or my school. I went to sex ed. I had parenting classes. In fact I took 3 years of child development. I knew how babies were made. I didn't care. As far as my parents go... They always told us about sex. I told my dad 2 days after having sex for the first time. My mom got me in to see a doctor within the week. I got on birth control... didn't want to take it so I didn't. Also.. when I had to "worry" about telling my parents it was easy. My mom asked if my boyfriend and I were using protection. I told her no.. I am pregnant. Simple. I think that no matter what... whether both parents work or not... that it is the PARENTS job to educate and make precautions available. But in all my life I have never heard of a parent telling their teenager... "get pregnant or else". In the end it is up to the teen to decide.

Answer 9

It has nothing at all to do with the Education System. Parents should make the time for their children, give them some sort of guidence.

Answer 10

No, its a failure on the home front. Parents need to educate their children to be responsible for their actions. But with broken homes, mom living with her boyfriend, dad living with his girlfriend and sex, sex, sex being thrown at our kids on TV, the Internet, in books and magazines, its hard for kids to distinguish what is correct behavior.