Does anyone else think more sex education should be taught in schools?

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There are so many questions on Y!A about girls who don't use protection when having sex and then they're worried about being pregnant. My friend never used condoms when she and her boyfriend have sex, and now she has a 1 month old baby at 17. I was never taught about safe sex, yet I am on the pill and my boyfriend wears a condom.. I'm just curious about why so many people think they can get away with unprotected sex? Obviously the whole abstinence thing schools promote isn't working too well, maybe we should be taught more about protection instead.
 
Yes and at a much earlier grade. We had Sex Ed in the 5th grade, (mind you I am also 27) but it was more teaching about what the male and female parts do, and how babies are made, but they never taught us about safe sex until Jr. High, which today seems far too late considering 12 year olds are out there screwing around and probably don't know the risks.

I agree that teaching abstinance does no good. Cuz the more most kids are told "No, you can't" the more they are going to rebel and do it anyay, and probably not safely because rather than teaching them how to do it safe, they aren't educating them at all.
 
Judging by the questions in this section and the pregnancy question most definitely. Abstinence only programs are extremely harmful as they do not work. Teens are going to have sex so you might as well arm them with the knowledge they need instead of thinking that saying "no" is going to work.

Teach abstinence only is like sending a soldier to war without a weapon.
 
I think there should be, because many teenages may just have unprotected sex before they learn about boy condoms and female ones. At least you are on the pill and are using a condom!!
 
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