Sexual Education in Schools
#1
Posted 26 June 2008 - 20:17
Our school (in Lebanon the public schools are real crap so I go to a Catholic school) gave us special lessons from Grade 5 up until Grade 8 (from ages 10 till 13) to teach us initially about puberty and the changes it brings about and then later they gave us the many views of society on certain subjects such as promiscuity and sex out of marriage. We even had a religious discussion (I was faithful at the time) about sex and creation. All in all, it really has helped me mature into the person I am.
I want to know others' opinions about this subject.
#2
Posted 26 June 2008 - 20:28
#3
Posted 26 June 2008 - 20:49
The brave hide behind technology. The stupid hide from it. The clever have technology, and hide it.
—The Book of Cataclysm
#4
Posted 26 June 2008 - 21:23
Also, I am the type of guy who thinks anything regarding the "lower half" is disgusting. Not like, worms, mud, snot stuff that the average boy likes. I mean like something that will make you vomit. Literally.
#5
Posted 26 June 2008 - 21:54
Edited by Master_Chief, 26 June 2008 - 21:55.
#7
Posted 26 June 2008 - 22:17
General Wesley, on 26 Jun 2008, 22:23, said:
AnD the teen pregnancy rates rising around the world suggest that the playground and "teenbeat" magazine are perfect sources for the younger generation to gleam their full working knowledge of the human reproductive system.
Edited by Wizard, 26 June 2008 - 22:49.
#8
Posted 26 June 2008 - 22:49
Edited by Viper, 26 June 2008 - 22:50.
#10
Posted 26 June 2008 - 23:29
Saying that I never got sex ed off my parents. Thank God.
Still I'll teach my young 'uns.
#11
Posted 26 June 2008 - 23:59
Go dtiomsaítear do chód gan earráidí, is go gcríochnaítear do chláir go réidh. -Old Irish proverb
#12
Posted 27 June 2008 - 01:13
#13
Posted 27 June 2008 - 01:32
#14
Posted 28 June 2008 - 10:41
Edited by Rayburn, 28 June 2008 - 10:45.
#15
Posted 28 June 2008 - 10:59
I had sexual education about 3 times in school... 4th grade, 6th grade, and 8th grade... sexual education is a must in schools
#16
Posted 28 June 2008 - 11:13
I even went to a Catholic school and I was taught at the age of 11, in Year 6.
However, at the rate teenage pregnancy is soaring, especially in Britain here, one does wonder if Sex-Ed at such a young age has anything to do with it.
I think perhaps setting back the age a little at which kids are educated might help the situation a little, but then we may have other problems arising, such as kids "experimenting" with things they don't have a clue about.
#17
Posted 28 June 2008 - 12:48
#18
Posted 28 June 2008 - 15:18
#19
Posted 28 June 2008 - 20:50
Niddy, on 28 Jun 2008, 14:13, said:
I even went to a Catholic school and I was taught at the age of 11, in Year 6.
However, at the rate teenage pregnancy is soaring, especially in Britain here, one does wonder if Sex-Ed at such a young age has anything to do with it.
I think perhaps setting back the age a little at which kids are educated might help the situation a little, but then we may have other problems arising, such as kids "experimenting" with things they don't have a clue about.
I don't really think sex-ed will help decrease unwanted pregnancies by any large margin but it creates awareness at the very least. I also found it quite ironic that our Catholic school mentioned that condoms are a more efficient way to avoid STDs than abstinence because they expected us to be virgins until marriage at the time .
#20
Posted 29 June 2008 - 21:23
CodeCat, on 27 Jun 2008, 0:59, said:
This is not an academic or practical subject. Its a lesson on life.
Sure the biological aspects should be taught in biology.
Apart from that everything on this matter should be discussed with the parents.
Its sensible really. The parents have experienced the sort of puberty that their children will likely go through so its more specific and more personal.
If the parents were late starters they can discuss it with their children to stop them being anxious.
Trust me as a late starter myself (puberty properly kicked me in the balls around when I turned 15) it is a huge huge issue. Everyone has grown, their voices changed etc and your still physically a kid. A strong personality at puberty can change at this very moment as they become image concious and nobody respects them like they used to.
Likewise telling a kid that they have a B.O problem is much better from the parents then the teachers
So to sum up, I think the biological aspects are best told by the teachers who are qualified.
The Social aspects definatley by the parents.
#21
Posted 30 June 2008 - 06:05
#22
Posted 30 June 2008 - 09:17
They don't get payed nearly enough
It would be interesting to hear what dauth has to say on this. I believe he's training to be a teacher. (or I imagined it )
#23
Posted 30 June 2008 - 10:39
Wizard, on 26 Jun 2008, 23:17, said:
General Wesley, on 26 Jun 2008, 22:23, said:
AnD the teen pregnancy rates rising around the world suggest that the playground and "teenbeat" magazine are perfect sources for the younger generation to gleam their full working knowledge of the human reproductive system.
Wizard, you amuse me, while still having a very good point.
smooder, on 30 Jun 2008, 10:17, said:
They don't get payed nearly enough
Because the parents do such a good job? It's just a shame people aren't dying out before they breed.
Quote
Over my cold dead body will I teach in a state comprehensive. Possibly when I'm older I'd look at a 6th form, but I will only teach people who want to be there, if they don't then as far as I am concerned they can go out to the field and waste their time not mine.
@Topic
Was taught at age 11, then a weekly session called Personal Development (Then rebranded to Personal Social Education) at high school.
It needs to be taught, people need to hear what will happen to them as they grow up. The idea of not teaching is ludicrous. It's the same approach as, 'I feel ill and I have this lump, if I go to the Doctor he'll tell me its cancer and I'll die, but if I don't it will be ok'
Seriously, how little about humanity do you have to know to think like that?
#24
Posted 30 June 2008 - 10:53
Edited by smooder, 30 June 2008 - 10:54.
#25
Posted 30 June 2008 - 11:26
In my opinion destroying of tabooes is a way to morale degeneration. More, making people similar to creatures f*cking since childhood. Of course, it is base of mankind's existence but teach children about this and 'screaming on every corner' as we see it today (mass media) is... incorrect at least. When our ancesstors thousands of years ago was created these norms of morality, this had some sense on this. No, i'm not support these hypocritical christian rhetorics of "No sex before marriage" (i'm not christian, btw), but falling down to creatures condition isn't a correct way.
P.S. I hope you all will understand that i written. Excuse me, my english is bad... and i studied mainly technical/scientific english, not able to talk about such problems... sorry.
Watch the falcon fly
In the endless sky
Hail the sign of fight
Pagan Metal War
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users