Essay #4 "Should children be taught sex education in schools?"

          The family is the basic social institution of every society. This is where values are first acquired and practiced. But with the emerging advancement in technology most parents are unaware that their "babies" are capable of making babies themselves. Most often, parents are not comfortable in teaching sex education to their children. That is why sex education should be taught in schools.

          Young adults nowadays are getting sexually active. Having sex while at the age of 14 even 13 can be viewed in the screen. Sensual photos can be seen in the sidewalk. All these things plus lack of knowledge in the aftermath of sex entices young people to engage in sexual intercourse. The feeling may be wonderful but what if your boyfriend leaves you. What if you get pregnant? What do you do?

          Teenagers who are "out of school" are most prone to teenage pregnancy. The changes in our body and in life when reaching adulthood set the stage for lust. This begins at age 12 where most girls gets their first period. Since they were not taught about the dangers of falling into lust, Girls get pregnant even at the age of 13. The local government should look into this so that no youth will be out of school.

          Some wouldn't agree that sex education should be taught to children at age 12 because according to them the teachers would be putting malice on their children's innocent minds. Of course, the teachers will tell the children that it is bad and should not be done in their current ages. In that case, the children will know that sex is bad and should be avoided. Another positive thing is that the children will not be curious when it comes to those things.

          School, as we all know is a place for learning. When we were toddlers we learned to read and write. We learned a lot as we move through the ladder. This is also the best place to develop mature and responsible individuals. Teaching them sex education at school would be just right because here, they learn not only the positive side but also the negative of it. So why teach sex education elsewhere?

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