People here in the Philippines are debating whether to allow schools to teach sex education to really young kids. A council was even created to spearhead this endeavor by the Department of Education. The modules that educators would adhere to contains the following:
- Pre-marital sex, commercial sex, abortion and homosexuality.
on Oct 3rd, 2008 at 9:12 pm
I agree with starting the sex education in high school. It would be wise to impart moral values in grade school too.
on Oct 4th, 2008 at 12:08 am
How young is really young though? They started sex education in 4th or 5th grade for me (I don’t remember exactly) but that was more to teach us about our bodily functions, since that stuff was going to happen to us soon. The real sex ed came freshman year of high school though. I think that’s the best way.
on Oct 4th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
hi sasha, thanks for leaving a comment on my post. well, friday’s over so it’s happy weekend for me, hehe.
i’m still fortunate though because my boss is my dad, and since the construction is a family business, i really have to manage it since i would be the one running it one day, better start getting to know the ropes, the sooner the better right?
hey, better to complain about a business generating income rather than complain about a business generating none.
on Oct 5th, 2008 at 12:25 am
At the time when they get biology subject?hehehe…
on Oct 5th, 2008 at 7:49 am
I agree with Julie’s comment above. Sex education in school started in the 5th or 6th grade and concerned mostly biological functions and social interaction between boys and girls. First sex education class that taught the basics of sexual mechanics actually started in 7th grade and was part of the biology class. In 9th grade health we learned about STD’s and birth control.The abortion issue was handled mostly in government class and was treated as a political issue.
on Oct 5th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I totally agree.
as your illustration says..may get an E for that .Mayve it is about time to open our minds to reality!
on Oct 6th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I think it’s a shame that the schools feel they have to be the parents for most kids.
Take a look at the United States before 1965 and now. You be the judge of whether sex education is good for society.
on Oct 6th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
In my opinion, sex ed. should be given the first year of high school b/c they will be exposed to sex anyway. My son learned about sex in 5th grade (I think that was kinda young) when they gave a presentation in school about sex but he went with his dad so I guess I felt a little better. Even my hubby was shocked on what they talked about but at least he knows and doesn’t have to hear it from his friends that don’t know anything, ya know.
My daughter is in 4th grade now and it frightens me b/c I see girls her age looking too sexy for school. I think it’s the parents job to look at things like that. I decide what to buy for my daughter so I really don’t understand these girls dressing so provocatively.
Btw, Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting.
on Oct 7th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I started talking about sex to my teen ishi this early, so that she will know the do’s and dont’s…
on Oct 8th, 2008 at 5:50 am
I agree that it is important for kids to learn earlier about puberty and to wait until high school to learn about sex and related issues. I don’t think parents should leave it totally to the schools to teach their children about this stuff though.
on Oct 8th, 2008 at 8:43 am
I agree that kids learn about sex at a young age so that they don’t stay naive but on my opinion it should start at home.
on Oct 9th, 2008 at 10:52 am
i’m all for starting sex education in high school. i think it’s good 2raise the awareness on the much ‘taboo’ subject. Hey we can’t stop kids from experimenting, but at least we can educate them on doing it safely…
on Oct 9th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I think they need to start Sex Ed by middle school. Teens are starting earlier then ever and high school might be too late. They need to learn about consequences and protection and diseases and pregnancy as soon as they hit adolescence. Avoiding it because you think it will give them ideas is crazy. They all have those ideas. They need to learn that there is more to sex than just having it and not all parents are comfortable with discussing this.
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on Oct 15th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
we had them in high school in ust, if i remember correctly. and that’s about the right age for me to be educated about it
on Oct 18th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I recalled one time when my daughter was on her second year in grade school. In her lingo I asked her if she knew how babies are born? And she answered it is when the tummy of mam and dad stick together. It made me laugh for a little girl to think that way, but that was a good chance for me to explain further through pictures how life begins without explaining what the actual sex is.
Now that she is on her teens, I perfectly know that she learned more abt sex via school, public literatures and maybe friends. I would be more concerned
abt them learning what is life after sex and the responsibilites of engaging into sex.