What is your opinion on sexual education?
Do you think it is a good thing, bad thing?
Should it be taught in schools or at home?
What age should it be started?

What's your take on all of this?



My opinion:

I think it's a good thing, and it should be taught in schools at a young age, before puberty starts to happen. I support teaching safe sex rather than abstinence since most teens won't stick to abstinent lifestyles. My vote goes for teaching it at about fifth grade.

I have nothing against it. I know some parents don't like it... would rather teach it themselves, so just inform the teacher of this and the kid does something in a different room. Thats what happened at my school.

I think they should start with the basic stuff (body changes, etc) around grade 4-5 and keep 'sex' out until about grade 8 or 9. At my elementary sex-ed didn't start until grade 5, but I was an early bloomer, and yeah... lets say I freaked a bit the first time I had my period. My mom taught me everything I needed to know before sex ed so I was pretty bored during class.

It's okay.. it's really awkward when we hear about it in class.
Yeah, it's totally okay. Beacause.. the world is just reeally coming out nowadays if you all know what I mean... so people are just going to encounter sex someday, really...
Both?
3rd grade? That's when we started.

I'm for it. I wish they'd go more into it when they do teach it instead of most schools, in the US at least, teaching Abstinence Only. Because it's kind of wrong to expect parents to teach their kids the basics of it since most parents couldn't care less what their kid is or isn't doing.

I'm with Syraa, though. Starting with the body changes and having the classes separate at that time is a pretty good idea. I was also an early bloomer and freaked, I actually thought I was going to die when I had my period, haha.

But it's true, most people will not stick to "Abstinence Only." And most people who claim they do are lying through their teeth.

I believe Sex Education is something that needs to be taught by parents rather than school. Sure, it might be awkward, but sex is natural and "part of life" thing.

Originally Posted by Zombierella

I believe Sex Education is something that needs to be taught by parents rather than school. Sure, it might be awkward, but sex is natural and "part of life" thing.

actually I thought it was more awkward at school than at home. Probably because my family is so open about stuff like that... but yeah...

It should be taught in school, simply because not every parent is going to give "the talk." Mine didn't, and I kinda worked stuff out for myself fine, but if there wasn't sex ed in schools, maybe I wouldn't have.

I belive that sex ed should be about body changes from about grades 4-6 and then at 7+ start going into detail. Maybe my school was weird or it was the teacher but in fourth we weren't taught abstinance (I opted to skip sex ed in 5th since I knew what there was to know and never had it in sixth or 8th which were the years I was not homeschooled) and we were taught about horemones etc and how it was normal but we should always use protection. Then they said that we'd learn about protection in 8th grade. x.X

My mom actually gave me "the talk" first, around six, because I found one of her sex books and stashed in my room to look at the pictures... yeaaah.

The thing that I thought was most stupid about the they taught sex education, they taught us about STIs, what goes on inside each body, we had to watch a movie of a vaginal birth (nothing blocked out or anything). They taught us about condoms and how to use them. But in our state, it's illegal for any teacher/school faculty to give out condoms. SO! They basically taught us everything, but didn't give us the "proper tools".

Now, Clair herself isn't sexually active, but this law seemed completely out of whack. *shrugs* But everyone has their own opinions on that, too.

I think it's important for people to understand not only what's happening inside and out of their own sex's body, but the opposite sex's body, too. I actually found the information about the human body fascinating- which was very annoying for me because in school if you tried to ask questions about this certain topic, you never got rid of the nasty, sexual names all the other kids called you. -___- So, I made sure not to ask questions.

Originally Posted by QueenPeppermint

I belive that sex ed should be about body changes from about grades 4-6 and then at 7+ start going into detail. Maybe my school was weird or it was the teacher but in fourth we weren't taught abstinance (I opted to skip sex ed in 5th since I knew what there was to know and never had it in sixth or 8th which were the years I was not homeschooled) and we were taught about horemones etc and how it was normal but we should always use protection. Then they said that we'd learn about protection in 8th grade. x.X

My mom actually gave me "the talk" first, around six, because I found one of her sex books and stashed in my room to look at the pictures... yeaaah.

In the school system here, we learn about puberty for the first time in school in 5th grade. Then Each year from then on to Sophomore year in High school, you get a little more to the equation. So, by the end of Sophomore year, you've got everything you need to know about sex ed (at least what the school's system deems fit). It's actually a really good program, in my opinion. :) I hope they continue it. I found it very interesting and I'm glad I had to go through it.

I first got the "talk" when my mother got pregnant with my little sister, when I was 4. But it was just the simple: "mummy and daddy got very close- and now there is a baby growing in mummy's belly." Didn't make much sense, but I got the gist. I never believed the baby got there magically- I knew it had something to do with my parents and "getting close". :lol:

But then I got more of the story when I was closer to 11, and then at 11- because my mum was convinced I was going to be just like her and start my cycle when I was 11 too. I was sorta a disappointment there 'cause I didn't start until I was 15. >.>

She tried later, too, hoping I was going to be just like her and loose my virginity at 18. I didn't even listen to that one; I just walked out of the room.

My parents never told me anything, and My school doesn't start teaching Sex Ed until the 7th grade. We get something called "Family Life" in 5th and 6th grade, but all it basically teaches you is that you need to start using deodorant and taking daily showers, things of that sort. They didn't tell us why. In 7th grade, We learned about pregnancy and why it was bad. This year, We learned about friends with benefits and why having random sex is bad.
They never actually taught us anything, just told us that stuff was bad. I ended up figuring out everything on my own.
I have no problem with Sex-Ed, but considering my school took a week out of our normal classes to "teach" us stuff we already had put it our heads, It could definitely be improved as far as standards for what gets teached.