I would like your thoughts on sex education...?

Question

Do you think that sex education should be taught in school? Do you see this as a long term answer for kids to think about the consequences of their choices, stds and so on.
Do you think it needs to go into more detail than it has for years? Do you really believe that children who are guarded from it do better than children who are taught sex education?
I will be interested in your thaughts. Thanks!

Answer 1

sex education absolutely needs to be taught in school! sure the most ideal thing is if ur parents teach u these things at home, but the sad truth is that parents often are too uncomfortable or do not realize in time when their children need to learn!

it is absolutely scary to me how many questions pop up on this site regarding "if i do it without a condom, and the guy pulls it out just in time, im safe and cant get pregnant, right?"

it is clear that someone or some institution is NOT doing its job! these people should already know all the risks involved; pregnancy and stds etc. but somehow alot of them dont!
and i think it is nonsense to say that kids are starting to have sex younger simply because they are learning about safe sex sooner! we have our society and media to blame for that! even if they did not learn about safe sex, they would still be having sex at a young age; through peer pressure etc. and then they wouldnt even know to do it safely!

even for those amongst us who are religious and oppose pre-marital sex, we have a responsibility to educate the youth so that if they're gonna have sex early, and perhaps for the wrong reasons, atleast they dont get unnecessarily hurt in the process! teenage pregnancy is becoming a growing problem and all the religion and good moral intentions cannot seem to change that.

also, sexual education at the time might be taught more in a distant and authorative manner; during the teen years, many people start rebelling against their parents and other authority figures. big lectures on safe sex and "dont do it u will end up ruining ur life!" will just provoke many teens to go ahead and do it anyway because "those adults are full of crap anyway and wont let us do anything fun!"
perhaps if it was not taught by teachers but perhaps elder teens or people in their early 20s; teaching assistents and such, the teens would feel closer to whoever is teaching them about these serious matters and take that information more to heart.

Answer 2

I believe sex ed should be taught in schools along w/ educating the parents. I think sex ed should be more vivid than it is now. You can tell a child about the STDs out there, but they only see it as words. Show them what could happen if they choose to have sex w/ the wrong person, ie., a person w/ aids. Don't just show them pictures, take them on a field trip to see what actually happens to people who were unlucky enough to catch the virus. Bring in someone who has herpies on or in the mouth because they think that oral sex is the safe alternative. They already have the babies they take home that cries, but you know that is really not the worst thing that could happen. So yes, I believe that it should be in greater detail!! No I don't believe the children who are guarded from education fair better. You can't guard a child from sex. They will listen to their uneducated friends, see it on the TV, read about it in the tabloids, and eventually try it on their own. At least educate them the right way. TELL THEM THE TRUTH!!

Answer 3

I support single sex education. Boys and girls learn differently. Teaching them in separate schools with a different teaching style could go a long way in making sure both genders get what they need in education. I also think that only males should be teaching males and only females should be teaching females. I believe single sex schools will do a lot to cut down on teen pregnancy too. I'm not saying it would get rid of it completely, but keeping teens in separate schools will stop a lot of the hook-ups that occur because the couple met at school.

Answer 4

I completely agree that it should be taught in schools. I actually think they should start teaching it much earlier than they do as kids are having sex at much younger ages now. In a perfect world, the parents would teach their kids all they need to know, but we all know that doesn't happen for everyone. I don't even remember having "the talk" with my parents. I learned by paying attention and being observant when my classmates talked about it. And, believe it or not, I was able to sort out on my own what was fact and what was fiction. I was a lucky one.

Answer 5

I believe it should be taught at home, but i work for a public school system and though i disagree teaching them in 5th grade, kids are practicing sex more frequently and younger. We all just want to ensure they make the right choices and live a safe life, heck i was 21 when i first did it these days its kids as young as 13 and 14!

Answer 6

I was raised that sex should be taught by the parents, but mine didn't do such a good job. Many don't do a good job. I think it should be taught somewhere and the schools have a decent way of teaching sex ed. They are much more informed than my parents were about other hazards aside from getting someone pregnant.

As for the rest of your questions, I don't know the answers.

Answer 7

The current policy of teaching abstinence in school isn't working. My wife is an HIV test counselor and educator. She regularly works with kids in drug and alcohol treatment programs, and has had to tell more than 1 that they are HIV positive. They aren't being taught anything about birth control or safe sex in school. STD's are currently at epidemic rates among teens, and teen pregnancy rates are rising. Obviously, most parents aren't teaching their kids anything either. Just look at some of the questions in the Health section of Yahoo Answers. Kids need to learn about it somewhere.

Answer 8

I think to the extent a school should be involved in teaching this very sensitive and varied issue, what portion of this belongs in the school can be taught in the basic Biology class under mamals and their mating habits, no less than that, no more than that.
what has happened to us now is, the very medium of education is being hijacked by cerebral terrorist, who have their minds bent on bending the minds of the future, thinking in this way , they will end some of the percieved persecution they endure for their own personal sexual preferences, it is not the job of the school to teach why sex is, but what sex is period.
Thank you for the chance to answer this ...

Answer 9

It should definitely be taught. Imagine a young girl gets pregnant because herself and her boyfriend didn't know what condoms were. That would ruin her life. Everyone in time will learn that in Hygiene or Health class... sexually transmitted diseases and viruses and condoms and the typical genitals of both male and female. It can be uncomfortable to learn that from your parents but it's a whole lot easier when taught in class. I don't know how far they get these days but as long as they don't pop in a porno LOL

Answer 10

i think sex ed in schools is a really good thing. its good for teens to learn about how sex works (sperm...egg) and what are the bad things about having sex (stds..unwanted pregnancy) i think a part of sex is should be to teach kids how to have safe sex. im not saying im supporting kids having sex at a young age but cmon! we all know some teenagers will eventually have sex whether we like it or not. so since we all know this (no matter how much we deny it) we should teach them how to protect themselves from STDs and unwanted pregnancy. i was taught safe sex in middle school and im glad i was taught how to have safe sex and the consciences of sex...or else i might not have considered using contraceptives and not have known that STDs are not your friends...and i lost my virginity at 19 so its not like i decided to have sex right after i learned how a condom works.