Sex education for girls is usually pretty comprehensive discussion. Sex education for boys usually consists of...'wear a condom' or 'make sure she's on the pill'.
After the generic 'How to put a condom on' talk at my jr. high, all the boys had to leave the room for break while the girls were taught the deeper stuff (pills, periods, etc.)
1. Do schools still separate the kids like this?
2. Would you want your young son to sit with the girls and learn all their stuff too?
2007-08-05 05:57:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
My personal opinion is that sex ed should be handled at home I do not understand why it is such an embarrassing thing for parents to handle I have four kids I have no problems answering their questions and had the talk yrs ago with my oldest.parents need to step up and be more responsible and involved in their child's education.
2007-08-05 06:31:43 · answer #1 · answered by Beckles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, schools do still separate the girls and boys. My friend has a 14 yr old daughter and I recall her talking about this last year.
I do think that boys should also learn a little about the girls side of things, but they should not learn about it with girls in the room. Adolescents are not mature enough at that age to be able to handle such a serious topic with the opposite sex in the same room.
Boys should know just as much about birth control as girls do ~ it takes one of each to make a baby ~ which is what the education is trying to prevent in the first place!
If more boys were better educated in these areas, it would likely cause a decrease in some of the problems this society has. Not all boys are going to grow up into sex obsessed men. On that note . . . girls should be required to learn a little more on the boys side effects of puberty.
2007-08-06 09:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by lanay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We learned Sex Ed in the 5th grade. They did separate the boys from the girls, BUT we both learned the same exact thing. They only separated the genders to avoid embarrassment.
By the way... if they didn't teach sexual education at the end of 5th grade, there would be a lot of confusion once they reached middle school. I work with children for a living and middle school children talk about sex more than any other group (yes, even more than high school). I would rather my child be properly informed than have them learn incorrect information from their peers. Some parents may be capable of teaching their children about sex, but some are too embarrassed or unwilling.
2007-08-05 06:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by Holy Macaroni! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I was in Sex Ed, both boys and girls were together when we learned about birth control. I found the course very comprehensive. I don't know if all schools practice this sort co-ed sexual education, but I hope so.
2007-08-05 06:08:37 · answer #4 · answered by Reality 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on their age. Is there a need for this age of boy to know about women's birth control?
Some still separate the girls and boys.
If it were my young son I would decide if there is a need for him to have this knowledge. It seems these days children are being led or forced to grow into maturity sooner than may be necessary. What happened to allowing children to be a child for as long as needed? Childhood is so short.
Being adult age is a long long time for most.
2007-08-05 06:13:34 · answer #5 · answered by traveler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while i replaced into in school they did no longer segregate the ladies from boys for the time of intercourse ed. all of us took the class mutually and found out the comparable issues. intercourse ed is incomplete in case you're no longer taught guidance approximately the two sexes! i opt for my son to be totally attentive to the way the human physique works and that i additionally opt for him to study to no longer in basic terms blindly have self belief a woman if she says that she's on the pill. yet thats my accountability.
2016-10-01 11:03:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sex education and birth control should not even be taught in the schools. This is a family value lesson that should be taught at home. Anatomy and changes of life should be the only part of this subject the schools teach. The rest is injecting morals into education which is not the role of schools.
2007-08-05 06:07:56 · answer #7 · answered by Truth is elusive 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I think that both sexes should be taught together. That way not only will questions that one sex has about the other be answered, but there will be less of a "taboo" feeling to learning about it.
2007-08-05 06:06:17 · answer #8 · answered by By Your Command 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What a ridiculous question...Yes of course! what's education is good for either. They should be together. Their is no preferencial treatment Queen Victoria....
We all learn things equally and have common knowledge..
no secrets here!!!
2007-08-05 06:03:11 · answer #9 · answered by kjh4129 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋