The Importance Of Sex Education

The implementation of sex education in schools will provide teenagers with the appropriate information about sexual disease and early pregnancies. In the last five years, this theme about Sex Education is expanding ever so gradually within the schools. However, the statistics keep the subject of Sex Education alive in schools by having it be implemented as programs. Schools administrators should have more programs and people who are well trained to help students with learning about Sex Education. After all, the teenagers would be the most vulnerable victims for not being well informed; they could catch a sexual transmitted disease or perhaps get pregnant. Also, the parents and community are an important role in learning about Sex Education. Simply by having an open mind and thinking about the safety and future of their children, we as parents can create a safer environment for our children. One technique could be by providing condoms at schools to teenagers as a demonstration of consciousness about how to protect the teenagers from early pregnancy or a sexual disease.

There are sides to the coin of sexual education, one side the teaching of abstinence only material and the other the allowance of some measure of sexual education in our schooling system. From the typically conservative viewpoint that abstinence only education is the only, and best method to teach children about sex to the more modern stance that the best form of preventative measure is proper education itself. Personally, I find myself on the modern side of the argument that preaches proper sexual education over abstinence. I believe that the best form of prevention of teenage pregnancy and reduction in stigma to teenager’s who become pregnant is to fight the problem at it’s source, that of the lack of sexual education.

Teen students are sexually active even though they are probably not mentally, emotionally, and financially prepared for the consequences of their actions. Students who are uneducated on sex are most certainty unaware of health disparities sex can cause. According to Amy S. Hedman PH.D, a professor at Minnesota State University, Sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s) are one of the most common consequences of sex and one in four high school students has a STD. (“American Journal of Health Studies”). It is crucial that students can learn information important as prevention and detection of STD’s. Not only can the lack of sex education cause diseases, but likewise, pregnancy can occur. “Absence of comprehensive sex education has resulted in teen pregnancy” (“American Journal of Health Studies”). Teenage pregnancy can result in a number of problems from medical complications to poverty, nonetheless this can

Some parents believe they should be involved in the sex education and process. They view teens as vulnerable children rather than young adults in society. Due to the stigma around teenagers having sex and the exposure they receive through media, parents try to intervene to protect their children from participating in sexual behavior. Although teens do know less than parents about sex, if they never get exposed to it, they will never learn. Sex education introduces sexual behavior to young adults, so by prohibiting them from taking the class, they will therefore not take part in sexual acts. This is the thought process that a parent may go through, however, educating teenagers on the risks of their behavior is the best way to prevent sexual behavior because it allows them to understand why they should be safe if they choose to participate in sexual behavior. Sex education also explains that it is ok to say no to sexual behavior. Young adults should have the opportunity to access sex education to learn about the safety percussions so then they can make an informed decisions, by themselves, on sex and abortions.

What would our society be like if we didn’t have sex education given to our youth to this day? If some of our public schools don’t ever teach young people about the right and wrong doings of sex or be given the information they need surely it would lead to problems. Teachers are given the great power to guide their students into a better direction by giving them the essential knowledge. Many young people don’t feel comfortable or might not possibly get the right facts from their parents. Some feel that they think it is awkward to have “The Birds and the bees talk” that they need so they should be getting this source from classes at school instead. There is relevant evidence that sex education serves a great importance in our society and it has a big influence on the youths’ future.

Sexual education in the classroom has been a topic of controversy for years. Outside influences, such as increases in media and television exposure to children and adolescents cause an overwhelming exposure to sex. As a result, sexual education, like most school subjects, is far too important to be left in the hands of parents alone; teachers must educate students on the importance of sexual behaviours. Sexual education serves an important part of the classroom curriculum requiring proper education on individual sexuality, safety, and morals to students.

Not all schools provide sex education even though they should because students will gain a lot of knowledge from these classes. These classes should be mostly focuseds from early middle school years to high school. That way students would have much more knowledge of STDs, puberty, and could even help them with their sexual orientation. Parents should also want to talk to their teens about it and sexual education should even start at home. They play a big role in the education of their teens and it shouldn’t just be the school’s option to have talked to students about it. Even though some parents might feel uncomfortarble or even embarrassed talking to their kids about it or afraid they won’t take them seriously it is really recommended they do it when they are growing from children to teenagers. Maybe some parent’s might even think that talking to their children about sex might just cause them to be more curious or push them to act because they are bringing the topic up. Sex education should be should be provided in school’s every student deserves to have more knowledge of what it really is,. It will help to maybe decrease the amount of teenage pregnancy, it could aware teens of diseases and ways to prevent them from occurring, and it would teach them about abstinence, it will help teach them about sexual orientation and homosexuality as well.

SEX! For it just to be a three-letter word, its meaning comes out to be just more than pleasure shared between people. It comes with a legion amount of consequences if precautions are not taken into deliberation. “Each year, U.S. teens experience as many as 850,000 pregnancies, and youth under age 25 experience about 9.1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs)” (Klein and Weinstock). Why watch these number accumulate when we can enlighten our youth on to make sagacious sex decisions and embrace healthy sexual behavior. The school board should take the intuitive for efficient sex education to mandatory in the curriculum. Is it ever too early to learn the basic, but indeed vital elements of sex education? Of course not, but not knowing in advance can result to dreadful consequences.

Furthermore, school officials should also introduce sex education to students at an early age in order to inform students about the risks of undesired pregnancies and severe transmitted diseases. At a young age, students do not tend to think about the real consequences of being sexually active and the risks they are being imposed to. The US Department of human and health services stated that, “ About 77 percent of teen pregnancies are unplanned. In other words, they are unwanted or occurred “too soon,” according to a national survey of adolescents” (Office of Adolescents). Due to the high percent of teen unexpected pregnancies, school officials have to impose the topic of sex education to students in order to think before comming actions they cannot change. Although at this age, the students that experience unexpected pregnancies do not want to keep the child, due to the fact that they are learn that it is a huge responsibility after getting pregnant. Teenagers that do not want to keep and take care of the child will search for way to get rid of it, which ends in miscarriages or abortion. Once again, The US Department of Human and Health Services stated, “In 2010, the majority of pregnancies to adolescent females ages 15-19 in the United States—an estimated 60 percent—ended in a live birth; 15 percent ended in a miscarriage; and 30 percent ended in an abortion” (Office of Adolescents). Students who decide to stay with the child tend to experience a difficult life, due to the

There is a lot of controversy over teaching comprehensive sex education among people, some people believe that teaching comprehensive sex education causes rates of teen pregnancy and STI/HIV rates to go up. Just like we keep up with teaching the youth Math and Science we also need to keep them up to date on issues like Sex Education. This is important so the youth can be aware of these things like STIs and HIV when they are adults and know how to protect themselves, and possibly others .“There is no evidence that teaching kids to use condoms causes a spike in sexual activity”(D). In past surveys ninety percent of Americans over the age of eighteen felt sex education was very important to include in public school curriculum.Comprehensive Sex education has been proven statistically to be better than teaching abstinence only education. The population council declared that Abstinence only programs are ineffective at preventing teen pregnancy and STI’s.

In the United States, sex education poorly informs students on how to protect themselves from both unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease. When one looks at data comparing the United States to countries with comprehensive sex education, you can see the significant difference in numbers relating to these issues. You can also see how the lack of education among students leads to more sexual harassment towards females. In order to combat these issues, the United States should put in place an education strategy that is more similar to those of the countries with these low rates. This should include information on how to have safe sex and prevent unwanted pregnancy and STIs, instead of stressing the importance of abstinence towards adolescents. These changes could begin locally, in New Hanover County, by changing the curriculum in schools from abstinence-based teachings to programs that include fact-based material and information on contraceptive methods other than just abstinence.

What is sexual education? The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States defines sexual education as “… a lifelong process of acquiring information and forming attitudes, beliefs, and values… sexual development, sexual and reproductive health, interpersonal relationships, affection, intimacy, body image, and gender roles.” With that being said, sexual education provides young people with fundamental knowledge that will help them be able to make better decisions about their sexual life. A sex education course should be required in all 50 states for young people during their early and more curious stages of their life. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, starting March 1, 2016, only 24 states will require

“In teenagers between 18–19 years old, 41% report that they know little or nothing about condoms” (HealthResearchFunding.org, 2014, Statistics). A high level of sexual education is something that should be required in every high school. The education they teach should be a comprehensive one, and that means that the education that the student is getting a factual one that teaches them everything they need to know about having safe consensual relationships with others. A comprehensive sexual education is necessary in all high schools in North America because, it gives girls a higher self-esteem, it teaches teenagers about sexual assault, and it leads to less teen pregnancies.

There is a lot of controversy over teaching comprehensive sex education among people, some people believe that teaching comprehensive sex education causes rates of teen pregnancy and STI/Aids rates to go up. Just like we keep up with teaching the youth Math and Science, we also need to keep them up to date on issues like Sex Education. This is important so the youth can be aware of these things like STIs when they are adults and know how to protect themselves, and possibly others .“There is no evidence that teaching kids to use condoms causes a spike in sexual activity”(“Comprehensive”). In past surveys ninety percent of Americans over the age of eighteen felt sex education was very important to include in public school curriculum.Comprehensive Sex education has been proven statistically to be better than teaching abstinence only education. The population council declared that Abstinence only programs are ineffective at preventing teen pregnancy and STI’s.

I was a senior in high school at the age of 17 when I had my son Zachary. Up until that moment I lived just as my other classmates did. I played the sax in the school band, football games on the weekend and hit the books on Mondays. Although I wouldn’t trade my son for the world, I wish I would have waited after college and a degree to raise him. The only thing my parents ever told me on the topic of sex education was “Mijo, debes de tener relaciones sexuales” simply meaning don’t have sex. My schools sex Ed class or lack thereof, was a faded memory at best. I was taught close to nothing about contraceptives, STD’s and HIV, but if I had there would be no doubt the last 6 years of my life would have been much less complicated.