Hello People:

Being that I am bearing witness being surrounded by early teen pregnancy, high AIDS and HIV numbers, and other big issues having to deal with sex, I have to ask.

Should Sex Education be taught in at least High School?

I prefer Middle School, because it is more 12-13 year-olds that are doing it. I also believe that Sex Education should be taught at home since you are there more than at the school. Besides, if they learn about sex, at least they will be so aware of the seriousness that they will think twice before having it. I truly think that numbers will go down if there was ant such thing as sex education in public schools.

I also agree that sex education should start early (both at home and at school). Information is not valuable if it arrives too late to use it.

My daughter is 16, sex education was taught to her at age 12 in 6th grade aka middle school it was basic. It was also covered again in 9th grade and then most girls joined a group called Pearls which taught sex ed with encouragement to hold on to their virginity (pearl). *but we'd already covered a lot of that stuff at home too*

I'm 27 now so I've been out of high school for a few years now.

Sex Education is an interesting thing. I believe I was in grade 7 when we formally received sex education in our schools in Ontario. 15 years ago (I was 12) so 1989.

I'm one of the "the earlier the better" crowd. It should also be noted that in my growing up it was quite obvious the ones that were against sex education (catholics) were also the ones with the highest teenage pregnancy rate.

Most Catholic High Schools in Ontario have either a daycare built into the school or one within a block.

Education, no matter what for, is a beautiful thing.
I'm and Ontario native too. :wave:

I noticed this about the catholic schools too. Earlier is definitely better. I went to a catholic elementary school and a normal high school. Several of the "good girls" that went on to the catholic high school got pregnant. Catholics are also against contraception......go figure about the results. I wonder what the STD rates are at those schools?!!??!!

Big up to Ontario! You still kickin about? I moved to Toronto. I needed my cosmopolitan!
I have been living in Montreal for five years now but expect to move to Toronto sometime after june next year. :shades:

Nice to see you are working toward a friend earth!

I agree on that issue my kids are 6 and 11 and they already know about sex because I taught them I'm the type of mother that there big enuff to ask there big enuff to handle the answer.

I agree with the fact that sex education should be teach really early!!!But the real problem is that nowadays We young people like them to face the interdicts, we like to have fear, to play hard, those which do not fear anything!It should be really effective if we first-of-all grown up in our mind!It is not really a matter of being teachin' at this class or this other class;with mass media all the young are informed!

The problem is not when to teach, but what to teach. I had sex ed in 6th grade, 8th grade, and 10th grade. They taught us abstinence, which is a pretty thought, but unfortunately a thing of the past. Parents should instill the value of abstinence at home and the schools should teach about protection just in case it didn't get through. We are surrounded by sex. To think that kids are not going to want to know what all the hype about is an assinine way to see things.

I think it's quite neccessary for teens to know bout this "complex yet misunderstood" process in any relationship

With everybody on the subject, sex education should be taught early to all teens. But remember if you start teaching kids about bith control, condoms, etc... then that is giving the kids the option of having sex but just "being safe" with it. Therefore,sex education should be taught, and abstinence should be preached, then we wouldn't have to deal with so many of the issues at hand such as teen pregnancies,s.t.d's, and A.I.D.S. because if so many aren't doing it unsafely like they are, or just not doing it at all (which would be the best thing, but we all know won't happen) then it wouldn't be such a big issue at hand.

I think that sex education should be taught in middle school, it seem like every year the age of pregnancy goes lower. I know this 12 yr old girl that is pregnant right now, I feel that also the parents should teach them at home also.

I think that sex education should be taught in middle school, it seem like every year the age of pregnancy goes lower. I know this 12 yr old girl that is pregnant right now, I feel that also the parents should teach them at home also.

I agree sexual activity is occuring at earlier ages, we need to get this "life saving" information out to children as soon as they are old enough to understand it. Middle school students are definately aware of their sexuality, and need to be taught about the consequences of sexual behavior!

i say, keep em ignorant.
if they wanna learn about sex, let em get married.
worked for my generation.

i am 16 now, and I have been learning about Sex Ed for about 6 to 7 years in school. Forced to watch a video of child birth for 2 years. It didn't really help me with my decision to not have sex to be honest with you. I decided that because i wanted to wait, not because of STD's, because you can get that as an adult also, and furthermore, if I really wanted to have sex, I'd just get my partner and I checked, since I'm not an idiot, and take birth control pills.

But that's not me....

However. It hasn't helped half my other friends because they're having sex anyway. They've learned it the same time I have. Something to think about. It's gotten to the age where both telling and not telling does no good. hmmm....so what's left?

Yes Cd i raise my hand ..


yes ..it should...




thanks for bringin this up!









Lovelibertylady:heart:

I think that sex education should be taught in middle school also, it seems like our brothers and sisters are having sex at a younger age everyday. It should br taught at home also. Parents shouldn't wait untill their kids get to high school to learn about sex.


What you do in the dark will be shown in the light!!!!

i think that it's better to learn sex education earlier. i agree with that.

Yeah, the school miswell, though teaching sex education should be the parent's responsibility!