Public Schools

I agree completely that sex-ed should be taught in public schools. As a practical matter, kids are going to figure out the mechanics of sex anyway, at a very young age - nowadays, in the print, internet, television and movies, sexual themes are pervasive.

Teaching it in a structured manner at schools at least permits a responsible approach, and allows the students to understand the biology, birth control, etc.

While parents can and should teach these things at home as well, the reality is, many parents will not, either because it doesn't occur to them, or they are uncomfortable doing it. In poorer homes - both rural and urban, there is a higher incidence of things like drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse. Parents like that aren't going to be sitting little Johnny down to give a mature and cohesive discussion of the Birds and the Bees. While all parents are of course not having these problems, studies show that at least one if not more of these issues are a lot more common than you might think - it's just not something people talk about, for obvious reasons.
 
Handy,

Stripping parents of the responsibility of teaching their kids about very important issues such as sex is ridiculuos. Its even more disturbing that people feel that parents aren't responsible enough to teach their kids about that, and that the government needs to do it.

Almost the same exact arguement is used for gun control.. "Hey we got cops, let them protect us!" :eek:
 
As for the sex-ed thingy, we always had an opt-out for the people whose parents didn't want them to take it. Very few actually opted out.

As for your argument, jonathan, it would be more like teaching gun safety in school. Which I am not against.
 
Teaching proper usage of a condom and gun saftey go hand in hand.. Okay, whatever.

For what its worth, neither have a place in our schools. Schools have one job, and one job only: the teaching of academics. Reading, writing, math, science, and history. Nothing more, nothing less. The focus of schools has gone away from the academics, and its a shame, but it should not come as a surprise as to why our schools in our country fall behind other countries.
 
I guess I just look at schol differently. Not only should they teach academics, but how to be in real life, to an extent. Just my opinion, doesn't make it any more right or wrong than yours.

As to why our schools fall behind other countries, take a look at some of the foreign exchange students. They go to school 6 days a week. They go year round. School should not take up my entire life.
 
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