Sex Education: A New Curriculum

in Love & Sexuality2 years ago

Hello greetings to people of this wonderful community, Today i will be sharing my first post here which i will be delving in Sex Education. For many years, sex education has been a contentious topic in classrooms. Regarding how much, if any, should be taught in school, parents and instructors have various perspectives. Others contend that education is the most effective means of preventing teen pregnancy and sexual assault, while some argue that sex education should only focus on what is essential to prevent undesired pregnancies and STDs. As i was a student in high school learning biology, learning some perspectives on sex education has really strengthened my convictions.

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Over the past few months, sex education has been a hot issue in families and classrooms all across the world especially in Canada and the UK. A new sex education curriculum is being introduced by the present administration, which has sparked controversy. While some claim the new curriculum doesn't go far enough, it will teach kids about gender identity and sexual orientation. Others argue that it should not be taught in schools at all, while some argue that it should also include information on birth control. Well it is still a body of contention here in my country, Ghana, where most still feel it isnt right to teach kids about sex.

In schools, sex education hasn't always been given high attention. Most classes back then focused solely on reproduction and illness prevention. But during the past few decades, educators have gradually begun to cover more material about other elements of sexuality, such consent and healthy relationships. Even now, some schools are beginning to offer specific sex education courses.

The subject of sex education is contentious. Sex education is viewed positively by some people and negatively by others. In order to find a resolution to the issue, this article will analyze both arguments for and against sex education. I will first discuss the benefits of sex education, then I will analyze its drawbacks, and finally I will provide a solution to the issue.

Sex education is a subject that is frequently addressed but infrequently comprehended. Discussions about the efficacy of particular sex education programs have become prevalent, although the details of the programs themselves are frequently omitted from these debates. Many sex education programs also try to teach young people about other parts of healthy sexuality, such as how to communicate their sexual wants and desires and how to prevent physical and mental abuse. However, debates regarding sex education frequently revolve on whether orspotting a pregnancy. The question of whether or not to teach young people about contraception is frequently at the focus of discussions over the efficacy of sex education.

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The issue of sex education has always brought contradictions, I say, everywhere in the world. It is important to bring students closer to this topic, but we don't know how it is handled in their families. Educating and guiding is the ideal, young people should protect themselves from everything.

That’s true. We all need guidance

Especially in our part of the world. Education on sex is perceived as an immorality. Because of that we make the biggest mistake by avoiding this education it cost us fortunes.

Just search the web right now and you’ll be baffled to see the amount of people who are in sexual complications such as; unwanted pregnancies, STIs, and the likes.

I believe that for anyone wanting to achieve success in any field, education on that particular field should be their first priority.

So overall I think sex education should be adopted as a curriculum into our educational system and taken more seriously.

I agree with you. The world is evolving and there are things that we need to know starting from our youthful ages and I think sex education is one of them. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Exactly!

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The idea that sex education promotes immortality among the youth no longer holds in the sense that even though it is frowned upon, it’s hard to find youth that do not engage in these activities. There’s nothing you can do to prevent them from it so why not just give them the necessary education to prevent worse situations that could have easily being prevented

Exactly. We are get curious at a point in life so why not just teach us so we know before engaging in any.

Yeah right

 2 years ago (edited) 

this article will analyze both arguments for and against sex education. I will first discuss the benefits of sex education, then I will analyze its drawbacks, and finally I will provide a solution to the issue.

Looks like this article ended too early as it didn't get to feature what you outlined in the highlighted text- benefit, drawback, and solution.

Did I miss anything or are you referring to a later article where those things will be addressed?

Yeah I actually missed it. I actually realised it after I posted it. I’ll edit it to add it soon. Thanks for notifying me.

Encouraging sex education should go beyond the classroom or school curriculum. Sex education should start at home by parents. Your kid shouldn’t have to find things out by experimenting what they see on the media. Kids are naturally curious. Knowing this as a parent, the best cause of action would be to feed their curiosity with information so don’t get tangled up in shit outside by experimenting.

The fact that schools don’t teach kids about sex and neither do their parents give them “the talk” is in my opinion, the underlying cause of the high numbers of teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortions as a result.

Like they say “charity begins at home”, I even believe that teaching our kids about it at home will be much better than at school. School will only polish it up. Thanks for adding up. I am happy with the comments, it’s making this whole write up complete.

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Welcome to our community, thank you for sharing this excellent content and thus contribute to a more responsible, free and full of love sex education.

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Thank you too