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America & Sex

Saw this in another forum.

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And that's exactly what is wrong with America. Our schools are teaching students to practice no sex instead of teaching and educating them on HOW to protect themselves. And then of course the teenagers go and have sex and end up pregnant, infected with some STD or other issues. We need to educate our students on how to have safe sex, not to have it at all. They are bound to have it.

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hmm i know about safe sex and well im prity sure most people do they just dont give a damn... the problem is the people period lol... lots of people that dont care

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Yeah, most kids do not care. I see most contemplate the possibility of a STD for a couple seconds and then shrug it off with a "I'll see a doctor and that'll take care of it" type attitude.

I think it boils down to the quality of family values. What are the parents doing to reinforce positive attitudes in their children? I see a lot of adults with children who put it off on the schools to do their job because they're too busy with work and other obligations. I find that shocking. What's more important than your children? It is not the school's responsibility to instill morals and cultivate that. It's sole purpose is to educate knowledge of the sciences and the world in which we exist. Not to raise the children.

I believe the solution to preventing current situations in how young children and teenagers regard sex and conduct themselves is in the active working and encouragement of the parents to inform and teach their children about sex. I think it is stupid for the schools to be burden with this responsibility. It's hard enough teaching a 9th grader algebra and chemistry and all that without adding to it all the dangers inherent in unregulated sexual practices.

Ah well ... my lengthy two cents.

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Both school and parents should teach the children.
Why school? Simple: because not all parents are comfortable with talking about sex. At least there you'll probably have some kind of expert teaching the children, with updated information on diseases and how to treat them.

yes but it's not the schools job to raise the kids. i think there should be general ed about the human body to explain about diseases and pregnancy but it's also the job of the parents to really drive home to the kids the consequenses of early / unprotected / lots of sex.

It's better to teach them to be prepared. you know it's gonna happen whether they like it or not. might as well guide them in the "right direction" if they're going to be sexually active.

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Originally posted by nerble
yes but it's not the schools job to raise the kids. i think there should be general ed about the human body to explain about diseases and pregnancy but it's also the job of the parents to really drive home to the kids the consequenses of early / unprotected / lots of sex.

Yes, but the simple fact is that a lot of parents are irresponsible as well, and often they will not give kids 'the talk'. The safe sex message was never discussed in my home, in fact, sex was never really brought up, period.

When you make schools to drive home the safe sex message, you can be sure that it's reaching children, as all chools would be teaching it.

In my opinion, just assuming that parents will teach their kids about safe sex just doesn't cut it, as the simple fact is that many parents don't do it.

The purpose of school is to educate a child, and prepare them for life in the real world, no?

Sex, wether you like it or not, is a part of life that children need to be taught about.

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I think that this is a problem in more countries than just America to be honest, I think most western countrieshave the same issues to a lesser and greater degree, I know the UK does.

Not sure if there is an answer really, good parenting, good teaching , and instilling into yong adults the consequences of their actions is the best I can think off, though, at the end of the day, young adults usually do their oen thing and unfortuantely many concede to peers pressures just to feel like they are fitting in...

I actually dont think the problem is as bad as it is portrayed by the media....

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Wel i know just about every school has sex ed so the schools are doing soemthing about it. I am even starting to see it as early as 5th grade now and days. While i think the schools are doing a decesnt job getting the word out about not haveing sex but if you are anyways be protected. And are teaching the kids about the type of desiesies. I think that more parents should reach out to there kids. esp. at an early age. I mean even my 12y/o sister knows what a condom is and her friend thats the 13 is being teached in health already about sex the the hole deal even stuff i wouldnt think they wouldnt cover like how long does sperm stay alive after the male realeses it. Plus i moved around alot in when i was in school and ever school i went to had a sex ed class and it was required to be taken. I think i had taken it atleast 3 times by the time i graduated. But i still think more of the responsibitlys should be put on the parents and they should step up to the plate alot more and earlier.

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parents need to step up on alot of things... i could ran on and on about how bad some parents are *used to live in the gehto*

I think both school and parents should teach... if a parent cant talk to their kid about sex thats prity sad... just get the curage up and ask... my mom dose it all the time... gets anoying... *im like mom im 17 i think i know about sex!*lol

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