The Consequences Of Sexual Education In Schools

The topic of sex in today’s society is something that the majority of our youth is uncomfortable to talk about. Sex is something that is completely normal but yet is not treated as so in our education system. Teachers are required to teach certain levels of math that comes with a curriculum, but on an everyday basis how frequently is this information being put to use? Not very often. Sexual education needs to be taught accurately, efficiently, and appropriately with a required curriculum in all schools. Treating the subject with maturity and respect will change the outcome of how students look at it. In most states, sex education isn’t even required. Those states force it’s youth to fend for themselves.
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I was taught how our bodies will be going through changes called puberty. In seventh grade it was merely a repeat with additional information in regards to sexually transmitted diseases. We watched a video on how having sex has many consequences, and the only way to be safe is to remain abstinent. In high school it was focused on abstinence once again,STDs, and contraception awareness(but not how to use the products or where to purchase them from). Images of different STDs was then displayed on the board, the instructor did not go into depth detail on how those disease come about, treatment plans, what to do if anyone had these, nor the effect/drawback of having these disease. Many students felt awkward in the classroom just as much as the instructor did. While observing the instructor I was able to say that she did not enjoy talking about this matter, and was in a rush to get the class over with. When students asked questions she would reply with simple black and white answers and not be enthusiastic with anything. Only thing that was emphasized is to not have …show more content…
has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates out of the developing countries in the world, with 75% of those pregnancies being unplanned and 30% of those resulting in abortion(Guttmacher). The pregnancy rates in Canada are 24.6 pregnancies per 1,000 teens(Statcan) compared to the U.S. with 40.2 pregnancies per 1,000 teens in 2008 (Guttmacher). In Canada sex education begins as early as the first grade where students are to identify body parts with the correct terminology. The classes progressively builds up as the grade levels increase(Huffington Post). An array of different subjects are covered in Canadian schools ranging from: Consent, Sexual orientation, different forms of sex, to even the effects of stereotyping others. While in the U.S sex education begins in the fifth merely covering puberty and the changes that come along with