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writes:I am very annoyed every time a girl or boy gets on here and is afraid someone is pregnant and they don't know the facts because they didn't have sex ed. I went to a very liberal public school that taught very good sex ed, about STD's, how to stay to protected, how not to get pregnant and where to go if you need help. Later in high school I changed to private school that didn't have any sex ed, period, none. I dated a guy from there, still dating him, that had no idea about anything. How do you feel about sex ed in schools? beneficial or encourages kids to have sex? As a parent would you rather have your child taught how be safe or not know hoping they won't have sex?
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reader, MeShell +, writes (25 June 2010):
 Hello, I'm 17 and Since i was in 3rd grade, I have been taught Sex Ed from my school. It is a program where your parent also gets a paper that is sent home that on whether or not you would like your child to participate. My mother lol of course always checked yes. That's how it was when i lived in Florida, then now I had moved to Texas for awhile...i found out that they had never even had a Sex ed class. And i had boys asking the most stupid questions that i had learned the answer too a long time ago. So i believe that yes Sex Ed classes are something that should be given. I hope my reply has helped you in any way.
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 June 2010): In my previous school where I was still young enough to be given advice (rather than now where we are told if we need to ask we can) they did a good job but there is no focus on things like signs of pregnancy etc, it all seems to have evolved to be about sti's!! Which I am very wellclued up on but still.
I think sex ed isn't left to parents anymore because they aren't as much of an influence in our lives, as sad as this is tv probably plays a bigger part
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reader, BunnyTee +, writes (22 June 2010):
 Personally, I don't why the responsibility of basic, sound sex education doesn't remain squarely upon parental shoulders. I concede the point is arguable in that many parents may be miserably under-qualified to teach much of anything beyond wholesale dysfunction. Why then, should it fall to the "state" to teach? Isn't that more of a default-setting rather than a pro-active approach?
It is noteworthy that in many places Driver's Ed. is out-sourced to privatized providers. The statistics of these programs speak for their success.
Isn't it true (at least in the US) that parents(or the relative equivalent) teach the basics of driving and then professional education seeks to capitalize upon that foundation? Thereby placing the initial responsibility back in the home where it belongs?
Summarily, I believe that a good, solid foundation of basics needs to be established at home and the finer-tuned elements added in by qualified, **NON IDEALOGICAL**, specialists, with the knowledge and ability to make capable the up and coming generation and ultimately produce a reasonably-informed, educated, responsible, and self-governing individual.
In general, the best of both worlds working in unison to give youth a springboard into life as well-equipped and educated as we can possibly provide.
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reader, KuraLuvsAkatsuki +, writes (18 June 2010):
i think its important to prepare kids for sex as they get older because as you get older your hormons take charge and its important to know safty precautions do to the sexualy transmitted desieases we have all over today
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reader, src5404 +, writes (16 June 2010):
src5404 is verified as being by the original poster of the question We had a brief class on STD's in elementary school, I believe third grade, only because we had a full school AIDS prevention week. We also discussed what changes girls went through in the next few years. I actually remember almost everything I was told lol. Overall I think my school did an amazing job about educating students. Of course we had outside teachers from the health department teach our health classes, and they all had their not so nice nicknames, but people remembered what they said. Mostly because it said all the stupid things people have thought would keep them from getting pregnant. Even through there was a lot of humor in what they remembered there was a lot important information that went with it. I also had very open parents that weren't afraid to give me the sex talk or be honest with me. Between school and my parents I would say I had enough education to be safe. Unfortunately I see a lot of parents that are so connected with their children. If you are a parent now I am not that far off from being a kid to remember what my parents did for me.
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reader, chigirl  +, writes (16 June 2010):
 Sex ed in school is one of the topics that really fires me up. It is horrible. There is hardly any sex ed, or what they do teach is insufficient. The sex ed also starts way too late. In my school we had a few lessons when we were 14-15. By that age many young teens have already started experimenting on their own, and have no idea what they are doing. Also a lot of the sex ed was not practical, and not comprehensive. A lot of it was just too medical to understand! I think teens or kids need good solid practical information, and information about whom to turn to for more help.
Luckily, my class had to go to a clinic where they test for STD's, so we got a tour around the clinic to see what it looks like, instruments etc, and we also got to practice putting on a condom on plastic dicks. It was embarrassing for sure, but I think it was very helpful.
There are many areas where the information wasn't good enough, but at least we learned how babies are made. When I read some questions on here I am shocked that young girls up to the age of 18 don't know how babies are made or where they come from.
Sex education is too poor. I live in a very liberal country, but still the sex ed here is not good enough. It is not practical enough, it is not easily comprehendible, and the real life advice is completely missing. For most questions the answer would be something like "explore your body". I can't stand that reply, because to someone who has no idea what to do, it doesn't offer much guidance.
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reader, lsickle +, writes (16 June 2010):
good question...my son is but 19 months old but i have thought about this subject. I had sex ed in my middle school and it was very good it talked about a touchy subject. I know for me it gave me a heavy dose of reality. A much needed dose mind you. Up untill then the only thing i knew about sex was i knew i had no clue. The information provided taught about everything from STDs, the male and female reproductive system and how it really worked(which helped defunct the myths that twelve year olds come up with to fill the blanks) and also how to properly put on a condom. Yes i was in middle school and it was back in 1993 1994. As far as it encourages teens to have sex...HA...what are u lookin at right now what is the machine it is connected to.....thats right a computer thats hooked up to the internet. Now a simple question what is one of the top money makers on the net....P O R N...now what does every teenage boy and girl have access to....the internet and trying to find sex on the inter is the equivalent to looking for space from mount everest. I can understand at one point the argument was valid...but lets just say i have exp. In this also...since i was 14 i was able and still able to find vast amounts of smut...(oh by the way for free) anywhere. Lets be perfectly honest when it comes to teenage boys sex is always somewhere in the mind. And already preprogrammed from the day of birth is the basic need to reproduce...and puberty is basically the switch being turned on to force the human species to begin the desire, need, want, lust, thoughts and most important experimenting with the thing that gets us all SEX. Bottomline-sex ed doesnt make teens want to have sex...our entire well being as humans does. P.S. I forgot to mention some of the other places sex is found...tv movies video games magizines books in every home just about ads billboards beaches restaurants and so on and so forth phew i hope i got my point across
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reader, Shen  +, writes (16 June 2010):
They dont really need sex ed if they use google properly..lol.. There is alot of information out there for people. Sex ed in school is like math anyway.. some kids pay attention other do not.
Jumping on sites like this one is a way for them to broaden there info and to find ways to seek answers. they dont need to tell you everything at school they need to teach you to learn everyday, in and out of the class room. Knowing how to find answers is a far better skill then not knowing you had questioins at all. Just think if they did two hours of sex ed in school and got some bassics maybe they wouldnt seek to know and learn more.. Wikipedia would be at a great loss.
I think sex ed is important but I dont think it will cure all when it comes to knowing the answer.
I still ask questions and I am 30yrs old and think I am quiet adapt at living.
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