Sex education in schools

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Sex education in schools
Introduction
Sex education is a wider topic for discussion. This is because it describes education about human sexual anatomy, sexual intercourse, reproduction due to sex and several aspects concerning the sexual behavior of human beings. Being a sensitive topic the expected avenues for the education include caregivers, parents, school programs and public health campaigns. Although this has elicited controversy on who should take full responsibility in the provision of sex education.
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In recent times, many people would argue that sex has been overrated amongst the American teenagers. Interestingly, this group of young Americans is in school either in high school or in college. Being sexually active, the young Americans have been left with no option but to explore and seek adventure of sexual fantasies just like their bodies would demand (Kekla, 2009, pp 20-120).
Actually, sexual desires among teenagers naturally happen and are normal. On the other hand, the society demonizes sex among teenagers and especially when they are unmarried due to the obvious reasons of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. However, parents are always reluctant to teach their kids on the subject while the teachers allege sex education is personal and so none of their duties (Sari, 2001, pp 12-30).
Now, who should teach the young teenagers about sexuality? Should they be taught by teachers or by parents? Or should both teachers and parents teach the kids? (Kekla, 2009) agrees with the majority that parents should be the ones to offer this private teaching program to their children. Morality is a fundamental foundation of what a society will be dealing with especially on human behaviors. Off course many would agree that teenagers should not even engage in sex, they should stick to abstinence and never even think of it. This larger group of conservatives is right to their own opinion. It does not support sex education on basis that the mention of the word sex will validate sex as normal for teens. Come to think of the current media culture, pop culture all which has become the channels of obscene sexual contents. These cultures reveal one thing that sexual content is here to remain. On the same note, sex education in schools is vital and helpful, but how successful will the education be?
One benefit of sex education in schools is that it involves developmental psychologists who are experts and can offer considerable advice to teenagers on matters pertaining to sexuality. With their expertise about the mind and body at various ages, they can be able to come up with a curriculum in school for th...