Do you think sex education should be compulsory at school level?

[awanti95]

[DJB72]

It depends on how you define "sex education", and what age of school you mean.

Children ask questions about the world around them when they're ready for the answer at their level. They don't need to be being indoctrinated with the current ideology regarding sex and gender at age 6. Their minds aren't ready for it yet.

Case in point: from age 3 to age 20 I was a dancer. Ballet. I loved it. It was fun, physically challenging and the best way to stay fit I've ever come across. In today's climate I'd have been told I must be gay or transgender for loving such a "girl's" hobby. But I also loved shooting. From 12 to 18 at school I was one of the top marksmen in my year. I still shoot now when I get the chance and if I hadn't lost my leg recently I'd be considering dance again.

Relationship management on a personal level needs to be taught. There's a place at secondary school age from 13 to teach gender roles - especially what constitutes genuine masculinity - so we can try and prevent another generation of fatherless sons growing up being taught how to be a "man" by either television/media or women. Neither are qualified to bestow masculinity any more than TV/media or men can bestow femininity.

Who puts what in where, pregnancy and childbirth are another issue. Some kids are ready before others. If anyone forces that information into my son's consciousness before he's ready for it, or at least 11 years old on a secondary school curriculum, I will be very happy to break my steel foot off in their ass!

[DrunkAss]

It doesn't' seem so necessary now with the internet. When I was 11 though, we didn't have internet. So I read an encyclopedia about Fallopian tubes and whatnot and I saw a vaginal diagram and, oh, oh, oh, I spermed all over it. Pages got stuck. That was the price then with forbidden knowledge. It's like no one else can know.

[DrunkAss]

Gave me a real big head start though. I was asking girls about their "Fallopian Tubes", I knew they peed out of the "urethra", I even knew that they had the "clitoris" part at 11. Like, "Hey, how is your clitoris?" But sometimes I think we should not know this. Like it is like in the movie Pi when the guy learned too much. It is like maybe this is too much knowlege to hold for someone so young.
https://youtu.be/UlcjHDDG8dE

[CurlyGirl42]

Yes, it is a basic natural human interaction and most do have sex or at least think about it in their school years.
First of safe sex is important, so especially learning about STDs and the reproduction system. Both boys and girls. I was taught about it early because I am a girl, many men I have talked for example about ovulation with today don't know anything about it xD
I had sexual education as a theme 3 times in my school years. I learned a lot, and even more on the internet. There are good educational sites out there, so for the more mature who are really ready for sex can be referred to this. I see no need for really explaining what good sex is and so in detail. But definitely something about homosexuality and consent in general would be good.

[Geezyweezy65]

They need to go more detailed with the disease.

Tell the kids how horrible it feels to live with it. Mention the stench and embarrassment you'll feel to have intercourse with the next

[marvingayer]

Sex ed should be taught from grade 4-9 because sex is always changing and it's a limitless opportunity to find what you really like and it should always teach updated safety guidelines

[hellionthesagereborn]

No, that should be up to the parents. I think an optional program would be fine, but ultimately its the parents child and its up to them how they raise them.

[neverendingloops]

Yes, definitely. Schooling should probably provide some other practical life skills too. Teaching about money/financial responsibilities etc would be a good thing that would benefit many people as well.

[Lov2PlezUgurl]

there's plenty of sex education on the internet it's called porn... you see something you think you might want to try and watch it again and then try it hey if that ain't sex education I'll kiss your ass 💋

[rachel776]

not really because they don't really teach anything useful anyway, you learn more from your friends or on the internet or actually having sex

[spartan55]

Judging by the level of knowledge I see amongst the younger demo on this site... YES, YES, and aadditional remedial class as necessary.

[Astarlessnightsky]

It would be a mistake to not make it compulsory.

[bowenw]

Yes, kids need to know the facts. A lot of parents, like mine, are not comfortable talking about sex leaving kids to learn about it on their own or from friends.

[Underworld158]

It must be. It can ruin a kids life forever when they don’t understand sex. Imagine you are born into a world that revolves around sex and you can become a victim for predators. But at the same time you are too small and innocent. And left with no preparation to face such world. Kids must learn what sex is and how to protect themselves from abuse. Also they will grow up to be more honest about sexuality and not tunnel visioned

[Alexandrubaschet08]

Hell, NO.
One of the moust stupid thing in this live.
I will not pay tax for school to teach my kid 18+ stupit thing.

[spartan55]

Where are they learning it then? Pornhub?

[Alexandrubaschet08]

@spartan55 Parents and yes pornhub. Ther are olso educative sex there. Use condom, angry when the girl get pregnet, guys who run away. My parents told me and i see ther and i know what to do to not get some sexual dezise, use condom, go to doctor, remember your parteners and how can you finde them... They have dioloby and the reproductive sistem at the age 14. Live me alone whit that stupid "sex education" Before age 14 i already know what whas a cock, vagina, sperm and how girl become pregnet. And i didn't live in a country wher people talk so open about sex like in USA, Canada and west Europ.

[Shdzi211]

We get it in school

[Kabluie]

Yes, sooner the better because of how connected we are socially today compared to the 90s.

[AdithyaR]

Absolutely should be cause if kids aren't taught by proper teachers, they turn to stuff like porn to learn which gives them the wrong ideas of stuff.
Sex ed also allows us to teach them to break myths and taboos.
And most importantly, teaching consent.

[Makeushiver]

I think they should amend sex education to teach people who are going to begin having sex to learn how to turn their lovers on.

[genericname85]

honestly, i think parents are pushing more and more responsibilities away to school... parents should do the sex education. i think it should be mandatory ins chool too, just to make sure the kids with shitty parents are brought up to speed.

[TickleMeForFun]

Would there be better understanding if middle school sex education classes required students to be naked when they are in this class.., so there is a better understanding of the anatomy of the opposite sex?

[Momothegreat]

It is where im from. In the Netherlands they teach it from 4 years of age and they have the lowest level of child pregnancy in Europe. Fyi they dont teach them what intercourse is at that age but they teach about relationships and the body etc. Its all natural why make it taboo

[Mark987]

Yes 100%.. in my school we learned at grade 5 which was good.. but this new age kids/teenager are completely different

[Still-alive]

absolutely. maybe around 5th grade or higher

[Meldrum]

Absolutely. And in the home. Children are sexual creatures almost from birth. By the time they are pre-adolescents, they are already finding what feels good, even if they don't think about sex with the opposite sex.