Sex education should not be taught in schools, say more than half of parents

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School's out: More than half of parents do not think sex education should be taught to children at school, according to a new survey More than half of parents do not think sex education should be taught to children at school, according to a new survey. Many think it is inappropriate to teach children about sex, whilst others think it should be a parents' choice to inform their own child, according to a poll by baby product website babychild.org.uk. The survey, which questioned more than 1,700 parents of children aged five to 11, found that 59 per cent do not agree with the fact that sex education is often taught to children in schools, even from a young age. Almost half (48 per cent) of those questioned said children should be at least 13 years old before it is appropriate to teach them about sex, the survey found. Of those that don't agree that sex education should be taught in schools, 41 per cent said it was inappropriate to teach youngsters about the subject, while one in four (28 per cent) said it should be the parents' choice to teach their own child. A similar proportion (27 per cent) said there was no need for children to know about sex. More...

Struck off: RE teacher, 26, is banned from teaching after having sex with a pupil Can video games make you eat more? Teenage boys 'consume extra food after screen-time' Contraception was the most popular topic that parents said should be covered in sex education lessons (chosen by 65 per cent), followed by puberty (49 per cent), homosexuality (48 per cent) and sexually transmitted infections (47 per cent). Babychild.org.uk co-founder Andy Barr said: 'I am not surprised by the results of the study, with the majority of parents against the idea of sex education in a school environment.

Subject to change? At the moment, both primary and secondary schools have to teach pupils age-appropriate lessons about the biology of sex in science 'This is a sensitive subject and parents have their own way to approach it and want to control what their children know, even more so at a young age.' At the moment, both primary and secondary schools have to teach pupils age-appropriate lessons about the biology of sex in science. Schools must also have a sex education policy, although the subject is not compulsory. The future of sex education is part of a current review of the entire national curriculum ordered by ministers.

The survey questioned 1,732 parents between April 26 and May 4.

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The proper venue for sex 'education' is the home, and this is the job of the parents. We should not add more to an already cluttered curriculum something which does not belong to the schools in the first place. Details on the proposed sex education in our public schools: * Classroom discussions on sex education would not be about the sex act but about the science of reproduction, physical care and hygiene, correct values and the norms of interpersonal relations to avoid premarital sex and teenage pregnancy. * The contents of the reproductive health lesson modules that will be integrated in core subjects are scientific, informative and are not designed to titillate prurient interest. * To be pilot-tested in 79 schools. How it would be integrated, according to Sec. Valisno: * In science - discussion on the reproductive system, parts of the body, reproductive cycle, and puberty. * In Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) - proper behavior among and between peers of different genders. * In MAPEH - personal hygiene and reproductive health. * Social Studies - position of religion on premarital sex and the norms when people of opposite sex interact.

* In Mathematics - data on issues like premarital sex, teenage pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections in statistics. Here's the take of Ramon San Pascual, Executive Director of the Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development Foundation, Inc. (PLCPD): "We laud DepEds response on the increasing HIV and AIDS cases and other alarming reproductive health related cases among the youth. We see DepEds effort as part of the continuing build-up of reproductive health momentum within the Arroyo administration even if this happens in the last few months of her governance. We can see that the RH momentum is in many ways encouraged by election results that produced many pro-RH candidates winning in all levels from Presidential, senatorial and local government."

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School should not have to teach sex education because it should start at home with the parent because it would be better for teens to hear it from there parent. Also they might have question about it more than most teens do have some teen think they know everything but they dont. Because do they know that by some girls 18thbirthday,six in 10 teenage women and more than five in 10 teenage men have had sexual intercourse. The parent should take responsibility and talk to their kids about sex because if they dont their kids will find out about somewhereelse sex is everywhere on TV, movies, on the streets some kids find out about from friends. There are 750,000 teen pregnancies annually eight in ten of these pregnancies are unintended and 81 percent are to unmarried teens. The parent need to know that they cant be everywhere with their kids so that why they need to have talk to them about things like that because they might go do it and catch a disease or something. But then again what if their child is scared to ask about sex well make your child feel comfortable around you and he or she tell them that they can talk to you about anything so remember to talk to childfeel comfortable around you and he or she tell them that they can talk about sex. http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/3648/articleid/347498/n ewspaperid/3804/Why_Sex_Education_Should_Not_Be_Taught_At_School.aspx
The disadvantage of sex education in the schools is simply this: It's not the schools right or responsibility to educate children regarding sexual issues! Schools need to stick to the basics, reading, writing, math, basic science and history. It's none of their business to teach children about sex. That is the parents job. One reason why we home school! Some wouldn't agree that sex education should be taught to children at age 12 because according to them the teachers would be putting malice on their children's innocent minds. Of course, the teachers will tell the children that it is bad and should not be done in their current ages. In that case, the children will know that sex is bad and should be avoided. Another positive thing is that the children will not be curious when it comes to those things.

Others say that having sex education only encourages the students to engage in sexual intercourse and that it leads to sexual diseases and teenage pregnancy. They say that sex education only destroys the morality of people because they think that sex education teaches students about how sexual intercourse is done.

SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM AT SCHOOL, DISADVANTAGES

April 10, 2010 (April 7) A Wisconsin district attorney is urging schools to drop their sex-education programs, warning that the teachers involved could be arrested if they follow a new state law requiring them to instruct students on how to use condoms and other contraceptives. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/wis-da-threatens-arrest-for-local-sex-ed-teachers/19430578 US got the highest rate of teen pregnancy in developed world, about twice as much as England, Wales and Canada and eight times of Netherlands and Japan.

Sex education program is consist of two, one is called Comprehension Sexuality Education which is start from kinder and continues until H.S. It brings up age appropriate sexuality topics and covers the broad spectrum of sex education, including safe sex, STDs, contraceptives, masturbation, body image, and more. another one is Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs emphasize abstinence from all sexual behaviors and do not cover information on contraceptives, STDs, masturbation, etc. Nine out of 10 teachers believe that this program should be taught but one in four is prohibited to do so whereas 82 % of adults support Comprehensive Sex Ed that teaches students about both abstinence and other method of preventing pregnancy and STIs ( Sexually Transmitted Infections) and only onethird of adult support the abstinence-only Education while half oppose this one. Majority of teachers believes that the end of 12th grade topics like birth control method, proper usage of condom, sexual orientation, factual ethnical information about abortion. I Agree with the dropping of Sex Ed programs, school is not the right venue for that. For teens and young adult are in the transitional stage or the experimental years wherein they are curious about many things and they are very impulsive to try something new, they always seek their selves from other, teaching them how to use contraceptives is a big no no, Once they learn about birth control and safe sex. The chances for having unplanned teen pregnancies is possible for they are not yet matured to handle such stuff. Theres a tendency that they might have multiple partners. Students may still also suffer from embarrassment or get excitable by the topic matter. Student curiosity will be set high and their urge to try it will be greater. This will cause them to engage in early sex. Sexual Education can go against an individuals moral or religious beliefs. Many schools do not teach abstinence only but teach how to have intercourse safely, whereas many religious and family values stress marriage before intercourse. Sex Ed program is not the answer to any sex related problems of young teens and minors that have been undergoing at the moment. Instead of teaching them Sex ed program, school should concentrate more in moral values, that sex is responsibility, that once done, you must ready to face the consequences and any challenges in life. Thatsex is sacred its not just for fun and pleasure but, it should only be done by couples for procreation. School Should focus more on safety of students instead, like recognizing all signs of abuse, staying away from possible sex offenders, reporting anything that suspicious. They should educate them how to protect themselves from any form of abuse. Parents should take in charge in discussing this delicate matter to their

children at the right time and at the right place. Parents should be the responsible in this one, they should not leave their responsibilities to the school, media and friends to educate their kids, it should be them guiding their children properly.

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There are not many disadvantages to sex education, but it can scare someone too much and in some ways it could eliminate talks with the children's parents.

Parental responsibility

There are some that argue it is the parent's responsibility to teach sex education. TV shows have made a parody of this fact for generations. The truth is that there are some responsible parents who take the time to teach sex education, but not all parents are the same. Some parents may ignore their children or be "too busy" to deal with the issue when the time is appropriate and therefore it is left up to the child to find other avenues to teach them.

Peers

Peers of your children may not have all the answers. Those who are already sexually active may not be aware of all of the risks. Those who are not may not have all the answers either. When children are left to find the answers among themselves a lot of myths can be spread around, thus creating even more dangerous situations.

School sex education

Sex education taught in the school system has long been debated as right or wrong. There are some who believe it is wholly wrong for the school to get involved in such a sensitive topic. They may believe this because they feel parents should do the talking or it may be down to religious reasons. What is known is that choosing the wrong age to introduce sex education can scare the children, not only into abstinence but also into having other issues. There is also choosing an age that is too late to teach sex ed such as the 7th grade. Most females start menstruating in 5th or 6th grade. For some, sex ed can reduce the talks between parents due to shyness or worry.
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The proper venue for sex 'education' is the home, and this is the job of the parents. We should not add more to an already cluttered curriculum something which does not belong to the schools in the first place. Schools need to stick to the basics, reading, writing, math, basic science and history. It's none of their business to teach children about sex. That is the parents job.

* Classroom discussions on sex education would not be about the sex act but about the science of reproduction, physical care and hygiene, correct values and the norms of interpersonal relations to avoid premarital sex and teenage pregnancy.

* The contents of the reproductive health lesson modules that will be integrated in core subjects are scientific, informative and are not designed to titillate prurient interest. School should not have to teach sex education because it should start at home with the parent because it would be better for teens to hear it from there parent. Also they might have question about it more than most teens do have some teen think they know everything but they dont. The parent should take responsibility and talk to their kids about sex because if they dont their kids will find out about somewhere else sex is everywhere on TV, movies, on the streets some kids find out about from friends. There are 750,000 teen pregnancies annually eight in ten of these pregnancies are unintended and 81 percent are to unmarried teens. The parent need to know that they cant be everywhere with their kids so that why they need to have talk to them about things like that because they might go do it and catch a disease or something. But then again what if their child is scared to ask about sex well make your child feel comfortable around you and he or she tell them that they can talk to you about anything so remember to talk to child feel comfortable around you and he or she tell them that they can talk about sex. Others say that having sex education only encourages the students to engage in sexual intercourse and that it leads to sexual diseases and teenage pregnancy. They say that sex education only destroys the morality of people because they think that sex education teaches students about how sexual intercourse is done.