Should Sexual Education Be Taught In Public Schools

First, I believe sex education should be taught in school because if not taught in school they may learn about it somewhere else, in a negative way. Teaching students the basics about sex education like the changes that they will soon begin to see in their bodies is a necessary action for schools to take. This will start them off at a young age to being safe for the rest of their lives. Students nowadays partake in sexual activity far too young, so learning about sex at a younger age can help educate those students who may partake in

They argue there is something simply wrong with the idea that teaching kids about risky behavior is something that could be avoided all together. Some advocates for abstinence-only programs argue that there should not be sex education taught in public schools because it is the parents place to talk about sex in that much detail with their own child (Should sexual education be taught in public schools?). However, what happens to the children who do not receive the same, well-educated treatment from their parents as others? Not all children have parents who know all the right information to tell them, the right answers to their questions, or maybe they just do not care to further explain to them what it is all about. That is where the school steps in, and teaches them everything they need to know to make the right choices. They also argue that it could make females a lot more promiscuous as well as males more curious for themselves. Though, in a study of 35 sex education programs around the world, statistics from the World Health Organization found there is no evidence that these comprehensive programs encourage any sort of negative promiscuity or sexual activity (Carnal Knowledge: The sex ed debate). Some students also say that learning that type of information in the classroom is sometimes uncomfortable which makes them distracted and not focused in on the main lesson of sexual education. And even though, according to research, teaching about sex education has positive impacts on children and provides them all with the information they need to make life-affirming decisions for themselves, opposing groups continue to stand by their beliefs that it has negative impacts and makes kids so much more tempted to actually do it. However, we still witness a large sum of teenage pregnancies each year. Why is this? The whole

Whether its safe sex practices or even abstinence, all of these issues must be dealt with in an educational setting, because when we look at the teen pregnancy rates, sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, it only makes sense to have as much education as possible. Adolescents have a human right to accurate and comprehensive sexual health

Young people can be exposed to a wide range of attitudes and beliefs in relation to sex and sexuality. These sometimes appear contradictory and confusing. For example, some health messages emphasis the risks and dangers associated with sexual activity and some media coverage promote the idea that being sexually active makes a person more attractive and mature (“Avert”). These television shows may be the only source some children have teaching them about sex and that is not something any parent or religion should be content with.

In the United States, many teens are uneducated about sex because it is a very taboo subject.

Sex Education is a controversial but extremely important topic. Yet, we are doing very little to address it. Teaching sex education in school is essential for teens to help build strong foundations for sexual health. Although sex education must begin at home, some parents feel uncomfortable talking about the topic it with their children and believe teaching their children about sex education can end up encouraging them to engage in sexual intercourse. Therefore, parents and schools try to emphasis the importance of abstinence. Parents and schools try to teach children to never have sex until they are married. However, this program is flawed because it promotes a bias perspective. The goal of the program

When it comes to having the “the talk” with children, who would be the appropriate persons to do so? Some parents would rather that sex be taught at school. As long as it’s in a safe environment of course (Sex education should be mandatory in all schools). Meanwhile more than fifty percent of parents do not think it is appropriate for it to be taught at school (Sex Education Should Not Be Taught in Schools). Those who are more than fifty percent of parents would like to be the one who has the talk with their child.

There is no doubt that discussing matters of sexuality with children is a topic that is closely guarded in many communities. However, when parents fail to talk to their children about this topic, the results that ensue are regrettable. When young people are not educated about sex, they end up having premarital unsafe sex. This phenomenon has contributed to high cases of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease among adolescents. This paper outlines the significance of talking to children at a very early age. It emphasizes that parents ought to discuss matters of sexuality with their children in order to address the ever increasing cases of sexual irresponsibility among young adults.

Over the years our society has developed into a world in which revolves around sex. Media has exposed children to sexual images, behaviors and even language, at any early stage in their development. All that is occurring quickly and they aren’t developmentally qualified to handle these situations. Acknowledging sexuality is a part of life and everyone has or will experience this in their lifetime. By an early age children should understand how their bodies will begin to change because there isn’t a concrete time to when this will happen. Throughout the years programs have been evaluated to determine when a child should begin to learn about sex and what would be the most effective way but society has not yet come to a conclusion on this matter.

Over the last 50 years there has been an extreme societal shift in both the moral compass and the sexual behaviors of people; especially in the United States. The attitudes that were once held are much more relaxed than ever before. This has forever changed the landscape of sexual behavior on both ends of the age spectrum. Thanks to television and the media, young people and exposed to sex at younger and your ages. Children as young as nine and ten are having sex. In addition, thanks to the pharmaceutical industry and drugs like Viagra, seniors are engaging in risky behaviors too. This is why it is so important have an adaptable curriculum to educate children and re-educate adolescents and adults of all ages on sexuality issues. However for the purposes of this paper, we will only focus on a potential curriculum for elementary, middle, high school aged children and young adults. The cross sections of topics that must be covered should include Anatomy & Physiology, Puberty, Self-Image, Sexual Identity and Orientation, Interpersonal Relationships, Sexual Reproduction, and Sexually Transmitted Disease.

Sex is still viewed by many as something deeply personal. It is a subject many wish they should never have to talk about. If we are realistic sexual curiosity will always persist, because it is normal that our bodies are curious. Schools should have a sexual educational program that teaches children about sex, because a professional will be more straightforward in the subject, parents are too naïve and close minded, and it will prevent children from having unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Sexual education should begin at home. Parents and guardians ought to be the primary instructors of sex education for their children. Daily, parents should

There are problems with not teaching sex education at school. There are some parents that don't know how to talk to their children about sex. If the school doesn't children about sex, then they will learn it the "hard way", maybe by contraction of a sexually transmitted disease. One of the most deadly and well-known sexually transmitted diseases today is HIV. According to the Web page AVERT, HIV infection is increasing most rapidly among young people ("Does"). This disease is killing hundreds of children each year, because they had to learn it the "hard way".

Parents’ Sex Talk with Kids: Too Little, Too Late, authored by Alice Park, states “Parental talks about sex and sexuality need to occur much earlier than they do, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that parents have only one shot at getting it right… experts also say that parents should discuss certain issues with their children at age-appropriate times, and that the discussion should evolve as children mature” (2008). When a child is curious about anything they will investigate on their own, usually the investigation leads to questioning peers and other people their age. When a child learns about sex through other children or adolescents they will, most likely, not be getting all the facts and it may lead to personal investigation through physical exploration. This can lead to children having sex too early. Having sexual education in schools can ensure that children and adolescents will be getting educated properly.

Controversy is rampant regarding the sexual education of grade school children. Some insist that it is prudent to educate children on this subject beginning as early as kindergarten. Others strongly disagree that earlier education has any effect at all on teen sex and pregnancy and, therefore, abstinence should be the focus. Lastly, we have those who believe advocating abstinence is appropriate, but agree that a more in depth sexual education is also necessary for those who are going to have sex anyway despite our best efforts to teach them otherwise.