What kind of sex education should public schools offer?

1 - Abstinence-only: It's the only 100% effective method of pregnancy prevention.

2 - Comprehensive education: Stress abstinence, but teach other methods of birth control, too.

3 - Birth control only: Teens won't abstain, so skip that and only teach about condoms, etc.

4 - None: Schools should not teach any form of sex education.


This is the question posted in my local paper - Which option do you choose?


#2 - I believe sex education classes are not anything other than information. I see nothing wrong in those classes, as I attended the classes along with my daughter and have always talked to her about sex, abstinence, health, science, the anatomy, diseases, and the like. Instilled in her that for every action there is a reaction, be it positive or negative. What do you think?

I am also a believer that it takes a village to raise a child. (jmo)

#1. Few listened to that one even in my parents day.
#2. I pick this one, I like the common sense route.

What's that old saying. What we resist persists.

Buenos Dias, Ya'll.
Biology teaches anatony and function.
What does sex education currently cover?

My daughter's school has a NICE program about abstinence called AIM that is really rather comprehensive, but they aren't naive. They also have a sex ed course, IN MIDDLE SCHOOL and forward, on safety and birth control.

Buenos dias Willing

Not sure what is currently being taught at schools, that's why I am asking the question. Out of the options asked, which one would you chose for your child(ren).

Good morning - SK - but which option would you pick.

Explain comprehensive. Is that like bare minimum?
Do they cover gay sex and saftey?

I'd say, break out the Karma Sutra that covers Straight and gay sex. Along with safe practices, of course..

so that will be option #2?

2 - Comprehensive education: Stress abstinence, but teach other methods of birth control, too.


My child doesn't go to a public school. Their school doesn't teach any sex education. The parents voted for it to be that way. They got rid of the sex education class the year before we attended the school. I had to get books and teach it myself.

I don't quite understand comprehensive.
Gay sex has nothing to do with reproduction. Reproduction is covered in Anatomy Class.

Notice posts, didnt specify what type of sex?

It's a general question, not directed at straight people nor gay people. I understood comprehensive to mean extensive information would be provided.

Willing,

My child is not in high school. They have a health class. They kind of covered reproduction. They touched the basics. It did not teach how the sperm got into the woman's body, etc. That sure left a lot of unanswered questions. That's when I had to get books to explain the rest.

I am a firm believer in protecting my child from the village idiots. As far as the choices listed, none of the above. Simple, straight forward scientific facts (make this as dry and boring as possible LOL) only using very clinical terms etc. Dispel every one of those idiotic myths about how you can't get pregnant at certain time for ludicrous reasons (I have heard some whoppers), and oh yeah, that BS line about blue balls (even if guys get them, which I do not believe, it is on them, and girls should just sit back and laugh at them for it, not be guilted into giving in).
Issues of teen sex, birth control, all of that, only have the parents of the trashy kids worrying. Some of us raised them right, and have already taught them, so what the school, or their friends do, is irrelevant.

Reproduction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkaBKJcN_Hg

I reckon, I'd have to go with #4. If they are going to exclude any group, then, it should be left to the parents.

Used to be, the village raises the kid. Now, it's only the most primitive tribes that do that.

that's just it willing - the post did not exclude anyone nor include any group specifically, you chose to believe it is excluding - all up to interpretation

I am primitive then, because I believe while a parent does his/her best to instill values/morals/guidance, etc., the child does have exposure to others and learns from others.

Hey it's Primitive Friday for me, sounds kinky

What their friends do is relevant. Peer pressure is tough and they get to an age where they listen to their friends more then their parents. We can raise them right and hope we gave them a good foundation to help deal with the peer pressure.

Btw, my Dad says that there is no things of blue balls. lol

You said, "only have the parents of the trashy kids worrying". I think all parents worry.