Sex Education Should be Compulsory in all High Schools

Question: Should Sex Education be Compulsory in all High Schools? Answer: Opening statement: Good morning everyone, my name is X and I am the for team with the topic of sex education should be compulsory in all high schools. Sex education is a means of making the students aware about the facts about sexual life which they will learn on their own afterwards in their lives. So from my point of view deny on the point of sex education to young ones. It can be seen as a form of inculcating the desire of sex in the students as the mindset of students of this age is influencing and experiencing more than just learning (Dyson S, 2008). Young people inevitably learn about sex and sexuality from their environment anyways. The sex education is the responsibility of parents they know when is the right age and time for the child to know about it. They themselves can deal with it in a more efficient way. Arguments and subtopics Parents are the individuals who are responsible for their children and they know what is best for their children. They are the ones who live with them, who care for them, who understand them, who teach them the moral values and they are the ones who only know when is the best time to make them aware about the sexual education (Thomson Rachel, 1993. They are the ones who shape the childs psyche development so their views on such a crucial topic are to be fulfilled first. The views and ideas of the parents are to be kept on the priority list as they are the only individuals who are directly responsible for the childs life and life activities. It is seen that the school thinks that parent lack the ability to explain their children about sex, but in reality that is not the case they are the ones who can teach their child about it and that too in a best way. This is because the parents are the ones to whom the child loves, listens, emotionally attached and is afraid off. Crucial topics when taught under the parents guidance are dealt seriously otherwise in schools these topics becomes a means of mere jokes, teasing and influencing (Sorenson A, Brown G, 2007). The parents can teach this to their daughters and sons in a way that would make them understand and learn. Young people inevitably learn from their parents and environment automatically. As parents are the ones who are already teaching things and values that are related to sexuality and that too since when the young ones are born (MacBeth, 2008). They learn the means of physical touch by others, the way their body feels to them, whether family believes its okay or not, the words that the parents and family members use or dont use for certain parts and observing the role of female and male members in their family. In these ways the parents beforehand teaching their child about the distinction between boy and a girl and the respect that is given to the females (McKay A, Pietrusiak M, Holowaty P, 1998). All these things are a part of sexual education only that the young ones are taught since their birth and in a way that it respects the moral values of their religion and society too. So, the school has to no were to deal with these topics as parents are the primary sexuality educators of the ir children, and it is impossible to divorce this topic from values. Sexuality is not something that has to be taught with a paper and pen. It is a aspect of being human. It is experienced and expressed in thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviour, practices, roles and relationships. It is experienced with time and with age. Sexuality is influenced by the interaction of biological, psychological, social, economic, political, cultural, ethical, legal, historical, religious and spiritual factors (Reiss Michael Z. Mabud Abdul, 1998). The term sex education is totally obsolete as it is what can be experience by a child in his family, relatives and friends. It does not require bookish knowledge. It is something that parent and the relatives teaches them daily and that too without paper and pen and in every step and in every day. The activities performed by parents to foster love to them can also be dealt like apart of sex education. The schools consist of childrens from all the religions (Walker J, 1999). All the religions have different values relating to sex, marriage and kids. In some religions and families having kids and loosing virginity before marriage is a sin, while in some it is not taken that seriously. The school cannot teach and respect all the values of all the religions to childrens (Weaver et al, 2002). So, it can be said the parents are the only ones who can teach their children their religious values, their family values and their communities ethics. Secondly the child listens to their parents the most and that too seriously. In school the child is surrounded by his/her friends so all these classes may be a fun time for them. The children may not take the classes seriously, they may think this as an additional burden and an additional period for them. Closing statement So according to me a warm supportive, friendly and happy environment provided to a child which is brought about by the parents, relatives and friends can only build up the right sexual knowledge. The knowledge which includes respect, humanity, values and ethics. Parents inputs, support, views and guidance are must to be provided on this topic. From all the arguments and views raised above it can be seen sex education is not to provided in the high schools. This must be left upon to the parents, society and community to make the child understand about sex and sexuality. It can be proved that sex education is not a thing that is to be taught in a high school. References Ciardullo, Maxwell, Moving towards a new paradigm: Communities Increase Access to Sexuality Education, but Some Stumbling Blocks Remain, Controversy Report 2007-08 School Year, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, 2007Dyson S. Catching oneverywhere: Evaluation of a whole school sexuality education project in 50 Victorian schools. Melbourne: Victorian Government Department of Education, 2008 MacBeth A. Parents want complex sex education. Sydney: University of Sydney, 2008. McKay A, Pietrusiak M, Holowaty P. Parents opinions and attitudes towards sexuality education in schools. 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