'Primary school pupils will receive teaching about personal issues, including sex, from age five upwards, the government has pledged.
Under new plans revealed today personal social and health education (PSHE) will be made a statutory requirement from age five onwards.'
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/politics/primary-schools-teach-sex-education-$1246183.htm
Is this a little too early to be teaching children these things or is it to be a
necessary part of modern lifestyle?
I'm waiting for my first student to get pregnant. I work in a middle school. I remember how it used to be. This is when they start in Los Angeles. It's very clear how horny they all are, especially by 8th grade. They rub up on each other in class and can't get their minds off sex.
They need sex ed, but I do NOT want to be the one to teach the jailbait about sex!
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI think the main premise about teaching the biological aspects from such an
I'm waiting for my first student to get pregnant. I work in a middle school. I remember how it used to be. This is when they start in Los Angeles. It's very clear how horny they all are, especially by 8th grade. They rub up on each other in class and can't get their minds off sex.
They need sex ed, but I do NOT want to be the one to teach the jailbait about sex!
early age is to generate a healthy fear about the consequences of sex eg.
disease and pregnancy. But when children reach maturity, they will undoubtedly
still be faced with the same urges and pressures. What problems will restricting
sexual activity during puberty cause, especially with vast sexual resources such
as the Internet on tap?
Originally posted by shavixmirHow do you explain the disparity in teenage pregnancy between The Netherlands
I'm all for teaching children of any age about sex, breathing, heart functions, etc.
However, it has nothing to do with teenagers getting pregnant. That's a social discussion and not a sexual one.
and the USA?
I don't think the children of age five want to know about [automod kicked in here]. They just want to know where babies come from and from where they themselves and little sister/brother came from.
From a cabbage leave? No.
Buy them from the hospital? No.
The storchs come with them? No.
They come from the inside of their mum? Yes.
How did they become a baby inside mum? Because dad planted a seed there. Some nice pictures from a book that explains it all at a level that a five year old can understand. Nothing more to it than that.
Wy did the automod kick in here?
Originally posted by Thequ1ckI think its too early, and anyway, I think schoolchildren shouldn't have sex education.
'Primary school pupils will receive teaching about personal issues, including sex, from age five upwards, the government has pledged.
Under new plans revealed today personal social and health education (PSHE) will be made a statutory requirement from age five onwards.'
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/politics/primary-schools-teach-sex-education-$1246183 ...[text shortened]... rly to be teaching children these things or is it to be a
necessary part of modern lifestyle?
The parents should teach their children about sex and relationships, not the state, the problem is that a great percentage of parents (especially in the UK) treat sex as a taboo, people should stop making a big deal out of it, its just sex.
Teenagers shouldn't be having sex anyway, so why have sex education in school?
Why can't their parents talk about sex openly with their children?
Originally posted by generalissimoToo many parents don't do it though. Some molest their children. Other parents are streetwalkers and/or in abusive relationships.
I think its too early, and anyway, I think schoolchildren shouldn't have sex education.
The parents should teach their children about sex and relationships, not the state, the problem is that a great percentage of parents (especially in the UK) treat sex as a taboo, people should stop making a big deal out of it, its just sex.
Teenagers shouldn't ...[text shortened]... sex education in school?
Why can't their parents talk about sex openly with their children?
(Some) teenagers have sex, will have sex in future generations and have always had sex.
Parents cannot be relied on to teach this stuff just as they cannot be relied on to teach their children to read, write and do math.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI think the state shouldn't be teaching sex ed, they should be teaching ''how to be a good parent in the future''.
Too many parents don't do it though. Some molest their children. Other parents are streetwalkers and/or in abusive relationships.
(Some) teenagers have sex, will have sex in future generations and have always had sex.
Parents cannot be relied on to teach this stuff just as they cannot be relied on to teach their children to read, write and do math.
Originally posted by FabianFnasAt five yes, but children are inquisitive and the earlier you start teaching them,
I don't think the children of age five want to know about [automod kicked in here]. They just want to know where babies come from and from where they themselves and little sister/brother came from.
From a cabbage leave? No.
Buy them from the hospital? No.
The storchs come with them? No.
They come from the inside of their mum? Yes.
How did they be ...[text shortened]... five year old can understand. Nothing more to it than that.
Wy did the automod kick in here?
the faster they learn. The question is not so much about corrupting five yo's
as it is about children knowing a great deal more by the time they reach puberty
and that is a different story.
n.b. Madonna might not agree with your points.
Originally posted by Thequ1ckI'm not sure.
How do you explain the disparity in teenage pregnancy between The Netherlands
and the USA?
However, I know that if I ask a 13 year old American girl, a 13 year old Dutch girl or a 13 year old English girl if they know how to avoid pregnancy that they know perfectly well that a condom would help.
If you look at teenage pregnancy, you'll also notice that it's a certain "layer" within society where it keeps occurring. Coincidently, a "layer" of society which is smaller in the Netherlands than in Britain or the US.
I have to agree with shavixmir.... it's more of a social issue. We have to realize that most often teenagers don't care what they should, or should not, do. And just because parents SHOULD talk with their children about sex - what if they just don't do it? Teenagers having babies...not finishing school...what a bad start into life! Just to realize and regret 15 years later what they are missing - how much better their lifes would be if they had graduated - then warning their own children not to do the same mistake! Enough of that. It's a never ending circle. Children should be educated.