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In a Perfect World, we wouldn't even need to ask this question. However, since we are far from perfect...

First, I think parents should bear the responsibility of teaching their kids about sex. What we know, though, is that most parents don't. Kids learn about sex from TV (yikes! ) and their likewise uninformed friends (oh no! ). So, unfortunately, most kids never hear anything at all about the risks and dangers of having sex -- and not just the physical aspects, like disease and pregnancy, but the emotional dangers of engaging in sex at a young age and the heartbreak of immorality.

Secondly, I don't think sex education should be taught in public (or private) schools or in church. However, since most parents have abdicated the responsibility and there are no other real choices, I do believe that some education regarding the risks and responsibilities have to be taught.

Sad, but true, in my opinion.
Roz

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The point is that parents should be responsible enough to arm their children with correct information and attitudes about sex before 7th grade health class. Like it or not, sex is a big subject in kids' conversation, even much earlier than people think. I specifically remember hearing plenty about it on the playground or wherever before I finished the fifth grade. By the time I finished middle school, it was not shocking to hear about it in the halls. I grew up in a fairly nice, middle-class neighborhood. This was not the inner city.

Yes, sex ed. should be taught, but without editorialization by the teacher. Our health classes often had guest speakers who discussed abstinence and STDs, and parents were informed about the content of the unit, and were given the option to exclude their children from any part of it. I don't remember anyone being mocked because he or she didn't participate in a certain day of the class.

Honestly, school sex education taught me a lot of the mechanics that I wasn't comfortable discussing with my parents. But they had given me enough knowledge and the right perspective, so that when I heard more about it, I could process the information correctly.

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I think that teaching sex in school will not encourage young people to experiment if it is done the right way. But in stead will help a lot with answer questions that parents should had dealt with (but they never do). We could not force them to talk with their kids but we could control a good sex education program. So there is no draw back (if we put some positive effort in it) but it has a lot of benefices , preventing HIV and pregnacy being just some of them . Young one will have sex ! we can not control that but we can get them prepared !

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First, I'd like to clarify that when I write sex education I refer to teaching about causes and effects of puberty, and ways to stay protected from STDs. That's it. That's what I was taught, at least. If any of you meant more than that in their comments, please detail.

huh? why would there be no need for sex education in a perfect world?

Again, I ask, why? What is so different between sex and all the other subjects taught in school? What is it so special about it that parents are those who need to teach it, and not teacher's? I don't think there's any difference. Sex is a natural process, and we should know about it. there's nothing to be embarrased about while learning.

And if parents are supposed to teach it, not all do, as you said, so it has to be someone.

I have good parents so My dad taught me about it at the age of six, but, yeah, you're right. In fourth grade, all of my friends were rambling about all of these terms that I had no idea what they meant

Edited: Smudge on 18th Nov, 2004 - 5:58am

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Sex ed. should pretty much stick to the following:
1. The male and female body (including a discussion of puberty)
2. How babies come about (NOT including graphic descriptions of 'the act')
3. Consequences of sex (STDs, pregnancy, etc.)


The difference between sex and other academic subjects is that people don't talk on the playground about quadratic equations! This is why I am in favor of tasteful, public education on the subject - it prevents so many misconceptions (no pun intended) about the biology of our bodies. However, parents must teach their children correct principles on the subject well before the schools approach it. It will be discussed among peers, and honest discussion in the home is the only way to guarantee children will know the truth.

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They make those instructional classes for people who are completely unaware of dangers risks or science of the matter. I found the classes disgusting and left with an upset stomach every class. I can see it being informative and I can also see it being a waste of time.

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From Smudge:

huh? why would there be no need for sex education in a perfect world?

Because, in my opinion, in a Perfect World, parents would take that responsiblity seriously and teach their own children.

In the meantime, the great State of California is proposing much more than just your basic sex education.

Here is proposed new legislation:

https://www.unitedfamiliesca.org/

This just makes me sick, and renews my desire to homeschool.

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I fail to see why sex education should even go into homosexual sex etc. What is the point of that? Sex education should teach children about responsibility. It should teach them about the consequences of their actions, not go into a blow by blow account of different sexual preferences.