Sex, making love, doing it, the dirty. All of these broad words and phrases carry different meanings and character. The elephant in the room just grows bigger and bigger with the avoided time ticking away. Sex education, most commonly referred to as “Sex – Ed” by many, has been a controversial issue over generations. AIDS, STDs, how to prevent teen pregnancy, and many more issues are covered in these beneficial classes offered by a small minority of schools over the United States. Sex education needs to be implemented more so into the grades of 6th to 12th, to raise awareness of various points discussed and provide enlightenment to underprivileged children unaware of sexual education in the world today.
Sex education classes have proved to be extremely challenging to implement into public schools as well as state funding and teaching staff, consent of parents and regulations. The topic is debated by a strong uproar over religious beliefs and teaching. Birth control, puberty, and the explanation of how sex has evolved are a few topics also worth discussed in sex education. For instance, in the Catholic religion, birth control is heavily frowned upon. As believed, “Natural Law” is interrupted and disturbed by the act of sex without the sole purpose of procreation ("Tracts." Birth Control. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.). Sexual pleasure is believed to be a gift of God bestowed upon the …show more content…
The simple fact of television with sexual references can spark a discussion not yet tackled and dealt with immaturely due to the ignorance of proper sexual education. Sex education can help all ages, races, and gender groups to bring forth awareness and facts about the risks of sexual intercourse and how to protect one selves. In conclusion, all schools should have mandatory meetings and funded sex education classes to create knowledge for many adolescents
Sex education classes have proved to be extremely challenging to implement into public schools as well as state funding and teaching staff, consent of parents and regulations. The topic is debated by a strong uproar over religious beliefs and teaching. Birth control, puberty, and the explanation of how sex has evolved are a few topics also worth discussed in sex education. For instance, in the Catholic religion, birth control is heavily frowned upon. As believed, “Natural Law” is interrupted and disturbed by the act of sex without the sole purpose of procreation ("Tracts." Birth Control. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.). Sexual pleasure is believed to be a gift of God bestowed upon the …show more content…
The simple fact of television with sexual references can spark a discussion not yet tackled and dealt with immaturely due to the ignorance of proper sexual education. Sex education can help all ages, races, and gender groups to bring forth awareness and facts about the risks of sexual intercourse and how to protect one selves. In conclusion, all schools should have mandatory meetings and funded sex education classes to create knowledge for many adolescents