Sex Education Should be Taught in Schools

       Kids spend a better part of their childhood in school, and they learn a lot. After every academic year, they will have acquired so many skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic. At least those are the basics, but some schools go an extra mile in teaching subjects such as driving, social education and sex education. The later generates quite a buzz, and parents and policy makers have different opinions regarding its inclusion in the school curriculum.

I believe sex is a part and parcel of human nature, and therefore sexual education should be mainstreamed in the school system. It should be taught as a pure science so that students can learn the facts about sex (Guttmacher, 2011). However, education on sexual matters should be crafted with suitability for the ages of learners in each level, and only relevant information should be taught.

       Sex education should be taught in high schools to dispel common myths about sex.

It is said that information is power and the same applies to knowledge about sexuality. Sexual reproduction is about life, and there are scientific facts about this process that is not necessarily common knowledge (Harrison, 2000). In uncovering common misconceptions about sex, you, will discover that a good number of teenagers firmly believe that: -

1. A girl cannot get pregnant by vaginal intercourse as long as it’s her first time.

2. You cannot get STDs through oral sex.

3. Teenage boys know more about sex than girls do.

4. That you cannot get pregnant if you have sex while standing.

5. Douching just after sex prevents pregnancy, amongst many others.

All this is misconstrued information on what goes on during sex. So why should the curriculum leave out this program when teaching about human body in biology? After all, school is the best place to get factual information about a topic that is considered distasteful or embarrassing. Eske (2003) asserts that all public and private schools should educate on sexuality especially because it may not be dealt with at home. I believe teaching is what teachers do best, and if parents disagree with what their kids are

       Kids spend a better part of their childhood in school, and they learn a lot. After every academic year, they will have acquired so many skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic. At least those are the basics, but some schools go an extra mile in teaching subjects such as driving, social education and sex education. The later generates quite a buzz, and parents and policy makers have different opinions regarding its inclusion in the school curriculum.

I believe sex is a part and parcel of human nature, and therefore sexual education should be mainstreamed in the school system. It should be taught as a pure science so that students can learn the facts about sex (Guttmacher, 2011). However, education on sexual matters should be crafted with suitability for the ages of learners in each level, and only relevant information should be taught.

       Sex education should be taught in high schools to dispel common myths about sex.

It is said that information is power and the same applies to knowledge about sexuality. Sexual reproduction is about life, and there are scientific facts about this process that is not necessarily common knowledge (Harrison, 2000). In uncovering common misconceptions about sex, you, will discover that a good number of teenagers firmly believe that: -

1. A girl cannot get pregnant by vaginal intercourse as long as it’s her first time.

2. You cannot get STDs through oral sex.

3. Teenage boys know more about sex than girls do.

4. That you cannot get pregnant if you have sex while standing.

5. Douching just after sex prevents pregnancy, amongst many others.

All this is misconstrued information on what goes on during sex. So why should the curriculum leave out this program when teaching about human body in biology? After all, school is the best place to get factual information about a topic that is considered distasteful or embarrassing. Eske (2003) asserts that all public and private schools should educate on sexuality especially because it may not be dealt with at home. I believe teaching is what teachers do best, and if parents disagree with what their kids are