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CHIDIEBERE
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Who is best positioned to teach sex education?
March 30, 2008 @ 02:57 AM
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Who is best positioned to teach sex education? Parents? Teachers? Both? And how young should this all important education commence or should it?
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Olowoyeye Oluwatosin Anu
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Re: Who is best positioned to teach sex education?
March 30, 2008 @ 03:18 PM
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Sex education should be taught by both teachers and parents but It's much better and helpful if parents start first.
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Re: Who is best positioned to teach sex education?
April 3, 2008 @ 06:47 PM
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I agree and believe that parents should initiate that conversation at an age around 10 or 11. Sure, most kids hear about it at school, but knowing that their parents want to bring forth the effort to talk with their kids shows the child that the parent is comfortable and open in talking about sex. Teachers often bring a dumbed-down, impersonal approach and don't directly reach to each student. But students can ask teachers questions they might be afraid to ask their parents.
Sex ed is a very touchy topic and everyone really seems to have their own opinions.
Any thoughts about abstinence only education?
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Re: Who is best positioned to teach sex education?
April 4, 2008 @ 11:44 AM
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I think school. Definitely school. There is nothing more terrifying or horrifying in life than that mother-daughter/father-son talk. School is a neutral place where considering the whole class will be talked to at the same time no one feels like they are being ambushed.
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Olowoyeye Oluwatosin Anu
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Re: Who is best positioned to teach sex education?
April 9, 2008 @ 06:09 AM
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I see . . .
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Becky
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Re: Who is best positioned to teach sex education?
April 11, 2008 @ 09:23 PM
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I agree that it sex education is best taught when there is a combined effort from parents and the school. There are many very basic facts that even young children can be taught. Young children are very curious and often ask questions about differences between boys and girls. Proper responses to these questions, using words and facts appropriate to the age level is what is best. Unfortunately, many parents don't properly educate their children so that is why schools should have proper sex education programs in place, long before the traditional approach of high school health class (seems like a "duh" to me as how many girls get pregnant long before high school age).
As far as abstinence education goes, I think its ineffective--as all the research supports. Surely, any sex education program can talk about the importance of waiting but it can't be the ONLY education. If children don't get the education from their parents and then don't get it from the school, where else will they learn it. Besides, there is NO evidence that shows that talking about sex encourages sex. In fact, I would argue that anytime any topic is taboo it creates an atmosphere of shame and also curiosity. Also, without education how can women (or men) make empowered choices about their own sexual choices including the use of birth control methods.
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