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Should Sex Education be taught at Schools?

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Requiem's Eclipse

Hopelessly Hopeful
So this is a semi controversial topic but, should sexual education, or at least an introduction, be taught at school or more importantly at the 5th grade level? Is it at all appropriate for them to tell 10 year old's about sex or puberty? Now I was taught about sex and puberty at that age, but I didn't become a sexual deviant, unless you consider being gay a sexual deviant behavior but there's another thread for that.

Personally I believe that Sex education shouldn't be taught until the eighth grade level. Do you think teaching kids at 10 or 11 is causing the problems with teen pregnancy or, is it just them thinking that not wearing condoms is okay? I do believe though talking about the changes adolescents bodies are going through is more important then the birds and the bees talk at the fifth grade level. I believe that because it's more important to tell them what's going on with their body then what to do with their body at that age. So what's your opinion on it?
 
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Ununoctium

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I think it should be taught, but not at the 5th grade level. I'd say they should teach it at the 7th grade level, at the age of around 12 and a half.
 
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ChedWick

Well-Known Member
Really? You think sex education is causing teen pregnancy more than say, the media? Idk what kind of sex education you've been exposed to but none thus far that I've encountered has ever made me want to go out and have sex. Quite the opposite actually. And where does not wearing condoms come into play with sex-ed? Surely I am misunderstanding that sentence.


At the 5th grade level I think it to be a good starting point for discussing the changes to the body. For most that's right before they start, if they haven't already. 8th grade, most are already well into puberty so that seems a little late to start with it all. Ultimately I think sex-ed should start somewhere around 4th or 5th grade and be progressively incorporated into the regular curriculum. Fundamentally we go to school to learn to properly take care of ourselves and function in society, I think having the knowledge to safely approach sex falls within that scope. Though if parents feel their child should not be exposed to such education at such a young age I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to opt their children out of it.


I really hope this doesn't turn into another abstinence vs comprehensive sex-ed discussion
 
Ioneos

Ioneos

old geezer
I think that puberty discussions should begin around 5th grade, with sex ed in 7th or 8th. But by then everyone already knows everything about it.
 
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Requiem's Eclipse

Hopelessly Hopeful
ChedWick said:
Really? You think sex education is causing teen pregnancy more than say, the media? Idk what kind of sex education you've been exposed to but none thus far that I've encountered has ever made me want to go out and have sex. Quite the opposite actually. And where does not wearing condoms come into play with sex-ed? Surely I am misunderstanding that sentence.


At the 5th grade level I think it to be a good starting point for discussing the changes to the body. For most that's right before they start, if they haven't already. 8th grade, most are already well into puberty so that seems a little late to start with it all. Ultimately I think sex-ed should start somewhere around 4th or 5th grade and be progressively incorporated into the regular curriculum. Fundamentally we go to school to learn to properly take care of ourselves and function in society, I think having the knowledge to safely approach sex falls within that scope. Though if parents feel their child should not be exposed to such education at such a young age I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to opt their children out of it.


I really hope this doesn't turn into another abstinence vs comprehensive sex-ed discussion
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I totally messed that sentence up I want to ask do you think it is causing teen pregnancy total mess up on my own part. It was really late when I posted it and I need to edit it accordingly.
 
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ChedWick

Well-Known Member
Blastoiseboy19 said:
I think that puberty discussions should begin around 5th grade, with sex ed in 7th or 8th. But by then everyone already knows everything about it.
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NO THEY DO NOT. *Caps for yelling effect.


Requiem's Eclipse said:
I totally messed that sentence up I want to ask do you think it is causing teen pregnancy total mess up on my own part. It was really late when I posted it and I need to edit it accordingly.
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Ah, ok that's a lot better. But no, I don't see sex-ed to be much of a contributing factor for the desires to explore. I blame the media and the parents lack of censorship of said media. Looking at shows like 16 and pregnant I see drama drama drama with a bit of "it's all ok because it works out" Hollywood flare. At one point I was unsure whether I thought these shows did more to help the cause or hurt it but I've shifted to the latter.
 
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Calamity™

aka Lamia
I think that people should be taught about sex when they start Secondary School, perhaps even earlier. We live in a world that is quite frankly obsessed with sex, and so to educate children on the matter can only be a positive thing. I think it's stupid to say that Sex Ed helps to create more teenage pregnancies if taught when young, seeing as the whole point behind the subject is to prevent this and other things.
 
Mr. Reloaded

Mr. Reloaded

Cause a pirate is free
I say sex ed should be taught around 6th-7th grade at the earliest while discussions of purburty and Body changing at like 5th grade now getting in detail with Sex shouldn't be talked about until like 8th grade at the very latest.
 
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ebilly99

Americanreigon champ
The problem is that parents droped the ball, and are not teaching kids the stuff they need to know. When kids in jr high are getting pregnet you need to start even earlyer. A reformed sex ed should be taught as early as 3rd grade, and muture as children age.
 
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epic man

STOP ACTA EVERYWHERE
well with-out it we wouldn't have 11 year old pregants, the smosh music video sex ed rocks, perverted 11 year olds, hentia on newgrounds, and lopunny!

im fine with the age its taugh at but, they should go into the impportant things, protection, when is it ok, andd not to talk about it so much :p
 
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Bluekit121

Little Miss Lucario
We're getting taught Sex Ed this year in 7th grade and I'm 13. :/
My mom did tell me the basics of "sex" and when to have it and not give into pressure and only do it with the one you love/don't let someone force you. She also added, "DON'T BE RAPIN!" X.X

But I do feel that kids need to know about "sex" and what can and can't be counted as it. Because I know someone who was forced into something along the lines of "sex" but she said she didn't think it was...and it was.
 
Ioneos

Ioneos

old geezer
ChedWick said:
NO THEY DO NOT. *Caps for yelling effect.
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I literally do not know one person in 7th grade who doesn't at least have some understanding of the whole birds-and-the-bees thing. Now the really innocent kids, they really don't know much, but they have at least a broad idea. I don't think anyone at my school has a, ahem, first hand experiecne, but with kids these days, you never know.
 
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ChedWick

Well-Known Member
Blastoiseboy19 said:
I literally do not know one person in 7th grade who doesn't at least have some understanding of the whole birds-and-the-bees thing. Now the really innocent kids, they really don't know much, but they have at least a broad idea. I don't think anyone at my school has a, ahem, first hand experiecne, but with kids these days, you never know.
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A broad understanding of sex is far, far, far from knowing everything. Even if they have first hand experience with sex doesn't mean they know jack about it.
 
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vedil

I do liek mudkipz.
Sex education should really be in schools. Why? Because it's natural that a growing up person gets interested about it (especially when everything around is revolving around sex - for example, just look at most of the music videos. Everything. Even commercials.)

And then, young people start watching pornography and "learn" about sex from it, which is obviously WRONG. There needs to be sex education at schools, but there comes another problem, we need good teachers to teach it.

Also, I do not live in US, I am from Poland and it's even more horrible there when it comes to sex education. Teenagers know nothing about sex, yet start to participate in sexual activites at early age, thus resulting in teenage pregnancies and such...
 
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Qymaen

Petals and Leaves
Talking about puberty during one's first year in middle school is a good idea. I'm unsure about sex, though.
 
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Sabconth

Kanto Ranger
Basic sex educaton, teaching 10-12 year old children that each gender has differnet genitalia or that soon their bodies will be undergoing physical changes is fine in my book.

Chances are they've already been very curious about the subject, so arming them with the correct information to help them deal with any biological dilemmas they may face is paramount.

Though obviously I'd prefer if it's their parent's that deliver the info, but for some reason most are too embaressed to do so.
 
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