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writes: It's really strange, how I noticed when I went to school, they always tip-toe around the idea of sex and reproduction in general. The education system seems to be under the impression that the less teachers talk about it, the less we know, the less likely we are to be involved in sexual circumstances. They're totally wrong! And I'm sure you'll agree, if you were sexually active under the age of, say, 18.I mean, when I went to school, they touched on the basics of reproduction in year 7, but from then onwards they hardly talked about it. I kind of found that a problem, and I know a few of my friends did too, because people that are sexually active at a younger age have so many questions on sex that they will never know the answer to. It's great there's sites like these, that people can ask all these questions on. Especially women, and questions of importance on periods and pregnancy. None of them are jokes, often the woman's out of her mind worrying about how she could be pregnant, or how to track her cycle.Fair enough, 8-year-old children shouldn't be taught the ins and outs of how they got to be around in the world. But by the time a young person's mind has started to wonder about things like masturbation, and making love, they should be taught at least the basics. About protection. About STD's risks of unprotected sex.
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reader, Dazzerg  +, writes (2 March 2008):
 Originally when I moderated this article I have to say I was impressed. It makes some very relevant points and points that needed to be taken note of; for sex you could read drugs or any other contentious issue which schools have taken over the responsibility for providing education on.
The problem is striking a balance between educating on such a subject between dealing with the 'logistics' ie, how and why it happens and the wider ethical, emotional and moral considerations. Sadly, you will always get an uneven expereince (it will be bad in some places good in others) but that would be the case if it was left to parents too. The problem with leaving it to parents that as individuals they are likely to 'educate' through the prism of their own experience, which is of course very narrow, where as a school can be more general.
To best strike the balance, such things need to be a process of consultation and involvement with all parties, of course parents should have an input but also in this instance the pupils need input too. If all parties are involved in the process of educating then it should be more effective and that balance should be more easy to find...
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 February 2008): I disagree, i'd say we get it rammed down our throats to use protection! and actually, when teachers talk bout stuff like sex it makes me feel alone cos theyre like 'look we all know what its like wakin up next to some person we dont know' when i dont!just my opinion.
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reader, korculan queen  +, writes (24 February 2008):
Definitely, I think all girls should learn the Billings method. The billings method is a natural way for you to get to know your own menstrual cycle with charts where you colour in your period length, the mucous plug discharge and your temperature changes so that as you grow up you won't have these pregnancy worries and you will know your own body and what time is safe and what is not. Definitely stds need to be learnt about but I would like to see the girls taught that it is ok to say no and not to bow to pressure and if the condom is not on then it is not on! Also I would like self esteem for girls and healthy relationships taught and the boys I would like them to learn about foreplay and arousal and if a girl says no that is the answer. Also I would like the boys to be included in healthy relationship discussions with the focus being on equality not forcing a girl to do something to prove her love.
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 February 2008): HunnyYou are so wise, so amazing and have a great strength and you will make a wonderfull psychiatrist with your insite and mature out look on life you will go far...WITH LOVE AND PRAYERS MANDY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 February 2008): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionIn many families though, where religion doesn't play a part, then surely they won't really have an awful lot to say? And plus, I'm not sure they could do a great job on the actual diagrams and things of the reproductive system, which I think helps a lot in the learning process...
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