The federal government cannot tell states what they have to teach, so instead they attach money to it. If you teach Abstinence Only Until marriage you get funding, if you teach Comprehensive you get zipp. This is similar to the drinking age. States that have legal consumption of alcohol at 21 or higher get funding for their interstates, any age below 21 and you have to be self-sufficient.
In my middle school they teach that abstinence is the only 100% effective contraceptive. But they also talk about what to do if you think that your ready for sex and how to deal with it. It's a abstinence based curriculum but they also teach about other options.
I go to an abstinence only school and I LEARNED NOTHING!!! They said if we had sex we would ruin our "gift" The guy said he cried at night knowing his wife was not a virgin! I had to learn from the internet and my more perverted friends. How SAD is that?! I'm trying hard to make my own decisions. Abstinence only is STUPID! People should know how strongly they connect to other people and whether they can keep the 2 seperate or if there would be bad consequences. I personally get too attached...
It is not the responsibility of government to educate people about sex. Yes, it would be convenient, but you forget that the entire purpose of public school is to produce a populace that is easy to manipulate--that's why people don't seek out information beforehand. Everyone has to seek the knowledge for anything.
omg good thing my mom told me EVERYTHING about sex. And I am going to wait until I really love them. And in school they only talk about periods, babys, and deodorant!!! They don't say anything about masturbation, touching, sex moves, orgasms, and even condoms!!! It's rediculous. They need to get a freaking clue cause they are just WAY too nerotic about sex. And it's natural so BFD!!!!
A couple months ago my boyfriend and i started becoming more intimate. We are both still in high school and were never really taught about sex. I am Catholic, so I was taught to save sex for marriage and never use a condom or any type of birth-control. Dan and Jennifer, your videos have taught me so much about sex, condoms, and everything. Schools definitely need to implement better sex ed classes to teach kids and teens about sex.
i actually think that abstinence is not a good way to prevent us from having sex...its like saying to a kid don't do it.. and after a few seconds they do it... they show talk to us about the consequences and if we have all read done it.. they should also show us how to use a condom correctly..
contreseption and abstenince... there are gonna be kids out there, no matter what you tell them, they're going to have sex before marrige anyways, they could atleast know how to not kill themselvs or their partners while doing it.
i just learned about sex in school a month ago. And our teacher said to have sex when were around 20 or so and to use a condom and we learned about it in health class and science class, it was funny cause our teacher was pregnant and she said to not have sex now btw im in 7th grade
I think that comprehensive is much better. Ive only gotten real sex ed in 7 grade when they tuahght us about safety but that was it other than anatomy
sex ed is vital. in canada, we only have one in grade 7 and another in grade 9. and it was only a one class thing and that was when we were all into the coodies thing. but i think that sex ed should be vital, but more importantly, love is also very vital. love education should be a course in high school. that way, girls don't give it away so easily and guys would learn how to respect women as they grow up.
My schools did good on sex ed. From elementary to high school. But I live in Europe, a hole other culture. On the other hand: when I switched of high school, there they didn't give any sex ed at all (christian school, ruled by a nun). We were mostly girls. We couldn't go into the park between our school and 'the boys' school, because relationships could begin... we couldn't give hands, sit on each other laps, wear tops, no naked shoulders,... in school.... nuns lol we were 16-20 at the moment.:(
I hear all this talk about schools teaching Sex Ed, but where are the parents in this subject. Parents should also be teaching their children about the Dos and Don'ts of sex. And with the internet, it's not hard for parents to find out the things they need to know. Don't just put this on the schools for people having babies out of wedlock, parents need to take some responsiblilty for what their kids do.
I live near new braunfels which is south Texas and they teach us abstince only. They won't even talk about condoms or birth controll. They are also teaching us that sex outside of marrige is wrong. So we pretty much learn nothing. I wish we had comprehinsive sex Ed.
My school is not like that... We get good sex ed and every question is answered by teachers in detail. councellors are helpful too. We get great sex ed in planning, Science and physical education class. Often times we have assemblies relating this topic where professionals come to out school and teach us. My school is a great resource for sex ed. We are also given alternate resourses
If sex ed prevents teen pregnacy, then they should have gun ed. to prevent gun crimes. All the way from kindergarden to 12th grade. Like never pointing guns at people all the way to, how to load a gun safely. Because you can't rely on parents to teach gun safety schools should.
Well at my school they started to talk about condoms and safe sex at 6th grade. They talked just about every thing. Like where to buy condoms and how to put them on. I thought that they went a little far. Some of this was to matture for a lot of us causeing the class to break out in giggles all the time. I feel that they stould started the condom conversation when we were going to start high school.
Hey Dan and Jennifer, it's funny that you bring this topic up again, well it isn't really funny because it is a serious problem we have. Well anywas, my experience was this: In 7-9th grade we were taught about drugs and it was wierd because we talked about date rape drugs, getting entoxicated and having sex, and rape. But we never once talked about sex directly and what it was about. In my opinion, yes the sex ed has to have a real life aspect to it. Its really pointless the was they do it now.
im 17 a girl and in high school and i fell that the way they teach it here at my school only makes students want 2 try it....i think that schools should change the way they teach they should try reverse sycolagey on kids so that they dont want 2 go try it
I was taught in school how getting pregnant works, and that condoms prevent disease and babies, and that birth control prevents babies. That's it. And if you ask me, that's all you need. The dumb ones are gonna contract a disease, get sick, and die. Gene pool cleansed.
I am going into 7th grade and I was in a Catholic privet school until 5th grade . I am a girl and the teacher walked in and said (I quote) "Girls , sex is dirty . Do not have sex before marriage . It is a sin against god ." . My guy friend told me they were told to wait until marriage , and if they got a girl pregnant they would go to hell .
Comprehensive is definitely the way to be taught. Sex ed is merely and extension of biology/anatamy and there for very important to learn ALL about the body. Education is EVERY form is important. Hell; its what makes the world progress as well as continue to work.
well im my elementry school peeps only like sex ed to hear about girls and boys privates in 5th grade we have it XD im so excited some kids get horny tho -_-
sex ed (in my opion) is VERY important, if you don't know how to have safe sex, your kinda lost in life. It is a very big part in marriages and relationships. Its like throwing your child into the world without school.
I think schools should talk about safe sex, all the diseses they could get from unprotected sex, and talk about teen pregnecey. Schools should only talk about saying no to sex if the person is not ready.
ohh how i wish i was going to school in sweden then. i live in america and my parents have stuck me into a catholic school, due to our religion. my school teaches how "god wants us to wait until we are married and ready to have kids." thus, my school promotes anti-contraception, and the married rule. i think schools should teach free will, as long as it is legal. 12, by the way.
Hello every one! My name is Andreas, I live in Sweden, and i am 16. Here in Sweden education and law is kind of different. First of it is legal to have sex with anyone older then 15 the day you turn 15, and it is not uncommon that kids my age are sexually active. Now, to the point. Religion and education are kept separated by law. We learn about different religions and believes in society-class, it is taught as religion and not as fact. i am running out of space, so i will post the rest below.
Absolutely! Sex education should be taught throughout school...and education doesn't stop at school it goes beyond that. You're correct...it's important in the south. I live in Charlotte and although it's somewhat conservitive in sex education it's much better than rural parts of North Carolina. The more educated you are...obviously you make better choices but you also feel more confident in yourself and what you like sexually so that's important, too. Good video. :)
Teach about sex, teach about contraception, teach about stds, teach about anatamy, teach about masterbation! I've known too many people who have gotten pregnant while in highschool or had scares.
Students should be REQUIRED to take sex ed classes in middle school and/or highschool. They should not be able to get out of it by having their parents sign a form. Sex happens, kids should know about it. Just because they know about it, doesn't mean they will do it. Just because they are told not to do it doesn't mean they won't do it. It just annoys me.
I go to Pittsburgh Public Schools in Pennsylvania (GO STEELERS AND PENS) and the district is starting to teach about safe sex and prevention and not just abstinence this coming year. It's ridiculous because we should have started sooner. There are plenty of pregnant girls at my school. For gods sake there are pregnant freshmen. It's about time they start teaching better.
Should be interesting for you. When I was in highschool they taught sex ed, they tried to say abstaining is good and then proceded to show us on a projector pictures of penises and vaginas infected with various (severe not average) stds. Then they showed us how to put on a condom on a fake penis and made 2 student put the condom on it in front of everybody, they showed this in yr 11.
Yeah it'll probably be interesting but I've taken my two required health classes so I won't see. They've also showed those disgusting pictures of extreme STDs. But it's funny because most of my class mates and I have already have sex and know about it and just now they're starting to teach about it. Now that I know must things first hand.
It quite funny that they show extreme cases like that as we know that isnt normal, most people would get help before it got that far. I was smart enough to know better as well and by then most of us had done it by then,
I think we should have comprehensive sex ed. Afterall even with the abstinence only program we had at my school, parents still had to sign a paper giving their permission for their kid to hear the words "penis" and "vagina." If the parent signed on the line that said they don't give permission, then the kid was taken out of the class. I don't see why we can't have comprehensive sex ed. with a form that gives parents the option of removing their kid from the class. R-chan
I hate to say this, but, those "abstinence only" classes are so silly, they really make the republicans look bad. I wish, the Republicans didn't promote these themes. It really makes them look Just-Plane-Silly.
I just don't understand how people can think the "abstinence only" sex education can work... it seems to me the people pushing it must either be ignorant of human nature or believe that anyone who transgresses the boundaries they believe are placed on sexual activity must be beyond hope.
In my opinion, educating kids about sex won't encourage them to have sex, sex is already a powerful biological urge and nothing kids learn in school can fan those flames any hotter!
As a 14 year old i would like to know about condom and stuff because i can tell u from all hte lockromm talk and guy talk i hear all the guys are wantri ng to have sex and are not wanting to wait another 6-10 years and they wont so its bette rto give us condoms and birth control so we dont have daycares in he highschool (the highschool im entering does have child daycare) so these are jsut my thoughts
Due, you have the internet. There are thousands of sites for sex education. You just have to google it. Plus, there are live action demonstrations all over the place.
Wow, great video!! I think some of those statistics(how much fed. funding was offered to comprehensive sex ed) were wild! I understand that people don't want youth having sex...however, what are they really accomplishing by not teaching them about it? Not much. Here's the thing...just because they're being taught to wait until marriage doesn't mean they won't find out about sex from outside the school. So now they know about sex, but not about the dangers and possible consequences...
Comprehensive sex ed! My school taught us about all forms of birth control, including abstinence, and as a result I know more than my parents do about preventing STDs and teen pregnancy. I'm still planning to wait until marriage, but I have the knowledge, and I've helped some of my friends who didn't wait. It can be the difference between a teenage mother and a teenage graduate.
what is that drink...it looks sooo good :D hugging is sexual?? w/e!!!
I think that comprehensive sex ed isn't such a great idea...because who determines who draws the line on what is and isn't appropriate for our young people...I graduated from HS in '04 and I know I would be been very embarrassed and reluctant to go to that class if I knew they were going to tell me a lot of things I didn't want to do in the first place back than. Thats just me though!
This is a big deal to the teachers down here in the south (TN). I have been to more meetings than I can remember that were all "sex is great, but only in marriage". And all of the sex ed classes were VERY basic anatomy and a little on STD's. Plus the way that the teacher was saying everything about STD's was as if they did not exist inside marriage. But nothing on actual sex. If it werent for pornography I would have had no idea of how to have sex, or that pre-cum can get u pregos.
I recently moved to where I live now, Danville VA... in my hometown Gloucester we had comprehensive sex ed but here I think they go more the abstinence only route... [not 100% sure, but it seems so]
It's to an extreme though... the administration PUNISHES you quite severely for PDA... An example is on a first offense.. I was suspended 3 days for hugging a friend of mine after school on the way to my truck...
It should never get to the point where we won't even let our children hug.
okay at our school sex ed in 8th grade they told has we should be abstinent but in high school if you choose to take sex ed they teach us about condoms and all that stuff and contradict what they told us in 8th grade,
im in 8th grade now but in fifth grade they taught sex ed and they seperated us and when the girls came back in the room the guys were all like staring and pointing at us y were they doing that cuz i kno the girls were very uncomfortable
I'm homeschooled, so I kinda taught myself about sex (though my mom kinda tried and failed to teach us something). I think sexual education would be very helpful nowadays, but at the same time, what's preventing them from being educated? You can learn ANYTHING on the internet, and computers are in pretty much every home.
i am homeschooled as well.. not many kids out there would be interested in the safety of it rather than it itself perhaps about 3% would be wanting to know safe sex sexual education would be much better than them learning on their own
Well I live in Canada, and we have real sex ed in schools. There is no abstinence only education program, we learn about all the different ways of birth control and STI's, and anatomy and all the things you said. It is a MUCH better program then the ones that you all have in the USA.
When I went to high school i took sex education classes. No, it was not a no sex till marriage. However, the class was segregated. All the boys were taught sex ed by a male teacher, all the girls were taught by female teachers.
Yes comprehensive sex education is the answer. My question is should the classes be mixed or separate?
(im 19) they should be mixed after awhile. for the
1st couple years have them separated because little boys are immature & can be cruel. then at about 6th grade mix them. sexual education should be longer then the 1 hour/day for 2weeks & it should be called what it is; sexual education NOT FLASH
And around 9th grade schools should hand out condoms, it dosnt advertize sex. We will have sex with(out) condoms but if its there we will more likely use one lowering teen pregnancy and STD rates.
That's a very good question... I can see the argument for both sides, but I'm leaning toward separate classes so that boys and girls will feel more comfortable asking gender specific questions. - A boy for example might not feel comfortable talking about unwanted erections in front or girls and girls might not feel comfortable talking about sex during her menstrual cycle in front of boys...
It should be made known about absticence being the only way to prevent pregnancy etc.
HOw ever what i always found lacking was anything that women enjoy sex. According to my sex ed teachers they made it sound like it was something that only a guy would like and girls only did it for the kids.
They should also teach proper condom use etc.
They should talk about personal lubes...because before me and my now fiance found the lubes, sex was painful for her...
I WANT AN EDUCATION! My old school refused to tell me anything about sex! At 8 years of age, I looked it up online and found porn. I LEARNED BY PORN AT 8.
"Just say no" doesn't work, because when you can't say no, you have no idea what to do. People who go into "just say no" or abstinence clubs are just as likely to have sex before marriage as others, and there are studies to prove it.
I think we should educate kids on sex, safe sex, and STDS. My school just got done talking about the "HIV and STD pervention unit" Because the teachers talked about safe sex and comdoms and what not, everyone thought twice about having sex. Probably because of all the STDS we could catch. But it also helped us realize that not having sex before marriage is good. But if you can't wait use a comdom and protect ourselves.
I would say comprehensive sex ed, the abstinence only doesn't work, neither does leaving it to the parents because way to many parents just don't care to teach them they leave it to the schools, and what happens when the Hormones take over the kids brains do you think the Abstinence only education will help stop pregnancy?
That is why i say Comprehensive sex ed, Keep fighting for the right thing you guys rock.
I can't say if this has been brought up already, but the lobby that does not want any sex education taught it schools maybe under the impression that education results in informed decisions. Such decisions ultimately allow couples to consider their options in sexuality and reproduction. The so-called red states has the highest rates of teenaged pregnancy because they want childbearing to occur at a young age.
I believe that schools should have sex ed because if the schools do not do it then how will we know that the children are being educated and i think its wonderfull what You guys Dan and Jenn are doing
is it just me or does dan have a hint of eastern europe in his accent. But yeah, good points, I think the standard system we have in Scotland is generally pretty good but does vary a lot between schools. Also, some teachers are too embarassed to do anything beyond showing the necessary video.
as a student going into 10th grade, alot of the kids already have had sex, or something close. so yeah they should teach it. plus alot of parents dont even talk about it, and some parents dont even care enough to teach their kids.
I wish they taught us in school, because i know way to many kids who got fucked over and are now parents at the age of 17-20. Hell my sisters still in high school and her friend is pregnant, never knew what condoms were, THE PARENTS DON"T CARE, SO WHO SHOULD PICK UP THE BALL?
If no one else will do it, it's up to you, and all teenagers, to find a way to educate yourself. Do just go in blind - do the research. The internet is full of useful resources. Watch our previous video on free sex ed resources for just a few of them...
comprehensive sex is definitely the better option!
the only argument i can see for "say no at all costs" is if some shy person who isn't mature enough to have sex feels like doing it for the sake of trying it out knowing nothing can go wrong if the male wears a condom (99% of the time) and gets themselves into a load of problems.
Again, my school had the comprehensive sex programme from grade 4 upto grade 12 and I found it really helpful and it probably saved me from making stupid decisions!
Yes, and that's great to see. but for now it's still mainly "talk" - and we're very wary of politician lip-service. every party comes to power on a platform of "change".
But we're very hopeful that we'll actually see those changes and see our kids getting the "education" part of "sex education".
I went to a middle school up north and had a fantastic comprehensive sex education class... but I went to high school in the south where the sex ed class was awful. It was one short class taught for the first have of sophmore year. They didnt really teach us how to USE an contraception... in fact there was already a pregnant girl in our class
I'm glad I didn't have to go through that abstinence only bullshit in high school, although we were never tought about sex at all. In middle school health, there was this STARS abstinence-only program that just tought us how to say "no". I didn't recognize this bullshit or really though about this until later in life.
it's easier to indoctorinate children than adults simply because they haven't had the life experience. if you give them all the info who knows which way they'll decide to go. :-)
All that said, saying "no" and waiting until you're physically and emotionally ready for sex is great. waiting is fine. but be informed so you can make smart choices. -- Dan
Sex Ed. is a big problem in schools all across the world, not only in the U.S. My school didn't teach me either at the appropriate time, but I thought myself and searched every place that had some infos, compared them and so on. It's not only the schools, but the ignorant children too. Most of them think that it's like in a porn, or more grave: they take porn like proper sex ed. Get informed by yourself, because Google is your friend.
after tht thy stop but i also noticed tht the teachers tlked it was just another class thy didnt tlk with compasion nd all thy said was "THE BEST WAY TO NOT GET PREGO. ND STD'S IS TO BECOME ABSTINANTE" i didnt get the point i mean there where 3 girls prego. in that school year i thought they felt that they didnt care
In 6th grade they started to explai more about std's nd condoms they stated to tlk about the reproductive stystem as well but thths wht they mainly tlkled about in all the times they taught it it started in 5th for boys nd 4th for girls but in those they tlked about pubertty they didnt start tlking about more stuff until 6th - 8th
at the high school I went to we didn't have sex ed until junior year. it was made up of two 42 min classes where they told us we could choose condoms, birth control, or abstinence. they didn't, however, tell us how to use them. most of the kids in the class knew more about birth control than the teacher because 3/4 of the class was already sexually active. i think comprehensive sex ed should be taught at a much earlier age like 7th or 8th grade.
in reality, we need sex ed; since no matter how many times adults tell teens to stay away completely....its NOT ganna happen. So its best to teach teens everything.
personally, i think the adults should teach kids about how to stay safe, but to think about abstinence as one way of being safe. (this is from a 13 year old perspective)
sex ed is a good thing in school and it helps parents out quite a bit with the whole sex talk thing, but they need to make it more of the beautiful thing it is rather than just what sex can do needs to be how its more beautiful when in love
I am the exception, not the rule in this aspect. !I believe age appropiate sex education is very, very necessary in order to prevent children from growing up to be like the majority of my high school classmates. It will also take the glam away from sex and make it more real. Those who are sexually educated tend to not rush into sexual situations. Trust me!
If comprehensive sex education were available to the students when I was in high school, I bet all of my straight girlfriends would not have been pregnant by 12th grade. And I mean, ALL OF THEM HAVE AT LEAST ONE CHILD NOW!!! I'm 23yrs old and and child and STD free because I went out there and did my own research, and I also didn't lose my virginity till a month before I turned 20.
In my opinion, I believe that politicians are trying to take over how our children are raised. It is okay to help, but to mandate that all sex related conversations between administration and students in school be diminished is outrageous.
I'm a teenager, and i don't know if it's becuase i am from a Canada, but they did teach me about condoms, and the pill and such. I remember my teacher telling me "Don't have sex until you're ready hopefully married but, if you really have to use a condom and a pill" So, i agree i guess some schools teach only absedence. I don't agree with only teaching absedence. Once they find out what sex really is they're going to go crazy.
As an European, I was honestly shocked by these numbers. I remember several incidents in my schooltime, when we were taught about sex and everything surrounding it, including condoms and so on. And I went to a boarding school, run by the catholic church.
I think it says enough, that even monks are capeable to accept that the future generation has to know every possibility to protect themselfes from whatever can happen.
im only 17 but i was taught enough by my parents n skool to know about sex..in school it was mandatory as a high school requirement to take health n which they do teach sex ed n talk everything from condoms,contraception,STDs, n as a project carry a baby around for a week..i believe kids should be educated to be emotionally ready to have sex(not just cuz its "cool" or whatever)but be ready with themselves but in
case u do hav sex 2 protect urself and use a condom or contraception becuz in our economy 2day we cannot afford for more teens to get pregnant for ignorance..its important to teach kids the facts n also for parents to help their kids understand because if the school does not teach sex ed then who will..parents should be responsible n hear their children instead of hding things from them..children will become clueless if we keep them from being safe...so in the long run we'll make a difference...
i think that kids should learn the way that i was taught that abstinance is the best way too prevent prevent std's and pregnancy but also how too be safe if they do have sex
Actually I agree with you guys. I am actually a person who was kind of brain washed by sex ed in school. The way that they "teach" basically makes men feel like women are disease ridden, betrayers who will do anything to force you into parenthood. Needless to say I kept my virginity completely intact until college... yeah even now that I know none of that crap is true I still haven't actually done the penetration act because I panic because of the programming I got. Needs to be comprehensive.
Well, if we're looking to steer them away from fucking, it might help to let them know how to pleasure themselves, the mechanics of giving a good hand job, and, I don't know, maybe some good massage techniques. All we got at my school were gigantic STD slides (worst case pictures... eww!) and anatomy lessons. Oh, and they handed out condom one class and then called a girl out for slipping one into her purse. Better a former sex worker for a teacher than your repressed period 4 gym teacher!
I guess I was fortunate to have a sex ed. class that went through all the proper methods of birth control and had a lot of good information about sex and STDs, they did put a strong emphases on saying that abstinence is the only sure way avoid pregnancy and STD. I thought it was a very well rounded program, very informative. I feel that it is the parents holding back teachers from teaching. If they don't want their kids to have sex, they need to tell their own kids why it's important to wait.
Can't not till us anything about it cause once they heard that they think everyone is doing something like that right away it goof to get informed. Sex education should teach us about everything about sex
As a student myself, I've been through what the goverment calls "sex ed" and all its about is being abstince, yes its a great idea. But what about the kids who don't choose that path? Their in a world of hurt, I've learned more watching you than in any sex education class, which is sad! The sex ed classes need to be more about comprehinsion(sp?) sex ed instead of abstinence sex ed, no one learns from ignorance.
I honestly believe that we all should learn sex ed, to be educated. Schools and parents are just beyond scared to talk to their kids about safe sex, and when they do they laugh about it. Honestly, i would love it if my school offered sex ed, but since its a catholic high school, it's not allowed. It "interferes" with our religious studies. Whatever, that's a bunch of BS!
I am trying to remain abstinent because of my faith. But like with all religions, we some times, as Dan often says, have a moment of weakness. Because of this I am glad that I will know enough to protect myself should I have a moment of weakness before I get married. In conclusion I believe that schools should teach students to wait until they are emotionally mature enough for sex or until their faith permits. And they also need to know how to protect themselves when they do decide to have sex.
Newlyweds can give each other STDs too. Good Christian kids should be in the know enough to get tested and wear condoms even after the wedding - wedding rings don't protect you from HIV!
I did not say that they did protect. And a person who is strong in their faith and waited is more likely to marry someone strong in their faith who waited. I didn't mean to put you on the offense with my comment. I just think there is nothing wrong promoting abstinence if it applies to a persons faith, and comprehensive sex ed is also vital due to sorry parents.
i cannot believe there are schools out there that dont promote safe sex, luckily i went to a school that promoted safe sex, even though they talked about abstinance the teacher warned us about STD's condoms, birthcontrol, ect. which is exactly how all schools should teach about sex. just because they promote abstinance doesnt mean the kids wont have sex.
I think they should really start teaching about sex and masterbating it's not healthy at all for the kids to think nothing of it because they know nothing of it and have to suffer for the ignorence
i have to agree with snager80. I live in texas too and that's ALL they talked about in health. I don't think the class was called sex ed just "health". They just say hey be abstinent! it's better than STD's. I think that they think if they scared us out of having sex then we'd never do it. WRONG! I never even knew what it was all about until i did it. And it's just like I learned all on my own. Why pay for the class in the first place? I think more in depth sex education is needed.
In High School, we were just barely allowed by the School to be taught the values of sex, if we were to have sex at all, and Abstinence was the way to go. Of course, we had Anatomy but never learned anything about sex related topics parts of the Penis and Vagina. Kids should be taught the dangers and risks of having sex, protected or unprotected, but how to do it correctly and safely if they were to do it at all. Knowing these things could make all the difference!
my school dose talk about "hard-core" sex... and we once saw a video about a couple having sex (though its fine with me, actually its really fun to watch) and they start teaching you about condoms, diseases, about the penis and the vagina and they even talked about where to give the women so she can orgasm!!! LOL... though right now thats my school (oh and i study in Columbia and im in 10th)
I got sex ed in school from my 9th grade intro to business teacher. She taught me lessons in sex ed I still find invaluable today. I owe everything I am as a man to her. God I miss her.
Maybe so, but they still push some Church and Goverment related beliefs in schools and what not. I don't think there is a big problem in it, as long as the Church and Government aren't telling kids in the schools, 'Do this or this, otherwise, you're nothing!'
Well... I'm Polish and sex-ed in Poland is okay, mostly comprehensive. Unfortunately it's not obligatory, so lots of students just choose not to attend those classes. Fortunately in the program for the Biology classes there is a whole chapter about STDs, safe sex and how to avoid getting pregnant. And Biology in High School IS obligatory for all. Nevertheless it still depends on the teacher and his personal opinions...
I was taught about condoms and all that jazz. My teacher told me she used to teach at an abstinence only school and a girl ended up getting pregnant and she couldn't help her out because of the laws, and it could've been avoided if she were educated enough.
The federal government cannot tell states what they have to teach, so instead they attach money to it. If you teach Abstinence Only Until marriage you get funding, if you teach Comprehensive you get zipp. This is similar to the drinking age. States that have legal consumption of alcohol at 21 or higher get funding for their interstates, any age below 21 and you have to be self-sufficient.
SashaShomshor 4 months ago
In my middle school they teach that abstinence is the only 100% effective contraceptive. But they also talk about what to do if you think that your ready for sex and how to deal with it. It's a abstinence based curriculum but they also teach about other options.
bjl1245 7 months ago
I go to an abstinence only school and I LEARNED NOTHING!!! They said if we had sex we would ruin our "gift" The guy said he cried at night knowing his wife was not a virgin! I had to learn from the internet and my more perverted friends. How SAD is that?! I'm trying hard to make my own decisions. Abstinence only is STUPID! People should know how strongly they connect to other people and whether they can keep the 2 seperate or if there would be bad consequences. I personally get too attached...
boysB4F 9 months ago
only brain dead pricks are against sex education for kids
speedofpain90146 9 months ago
It is not the responsibility of government to educate people about sex. Yes, it would be convenient, but you forget that the entire purpose of public school is to produce a populace that is easy to manipulate--that's why people don't seek out information beforehand. Everyone has to seek the knowledge for anything.
Lachdenan 1 year ago
unfortunately kids are even afraid to look up information on the internet because
1) they are afraid that they'll end up on a pron site
2) they have been tought to just "not do it" so they feel bad about looking it up
i wish i knew about you guys years ago, it would have helped me so much.
yubelproject 1 year ago
omg good thing my mom told me EVERYTHING about sex. And I am going to wait until I really love them. And in school they only talk about periods, babys, and deodorant!!! They don't say anything about masturbation, touching, sex moves, orgasms, and even condoms!!! It's rediculous. They need to get a freaking clue cause they are just WAY too nerotic about sex. And it's natural so BFD!!!!
HippiesAreCoool 1 year ago
A couple months ago my boyfriend and i started becoming more intimate. We are both still in high school and were never really taught about sex. I am Catholic, so I was taught to save sex for marriage and never use a condom or any type of birth-control. Dan and Jennifer, your videos have taught me so much about sex, condoms, and everything. Schools definitely need to implement better sex ed classes to teach kids and teens about sex.
justxanotherxone 1 year ago
i actually think that abstinence is not a good way to prevent us from having sex...its like saying to a kid don't do it.. and after a few seconds they do it... they show talk to us about the consequences and if we have all read done it.. they should also show us how to use a condom correctly..
2010sexylollipop 1 year ago
I think they should teach about sex and condoms and save sex and give the idea of abstanince out there, but to make it clear that it's a choice.
DevilsAngle0000 2 years ago 2
teach abstinence and equip your kids with chastity belts!!
...jk, teach sex ed all the way. the more they know the better
pontaloon666 2 years ago
contreseption and abstenince... there are gonna be kids out there, no matter what you tell them, they're going to have sex before marrige anyways, they could atleast know how to not kill themselvs or their partners while doing it.
kiarimi 2 years ago
i just learned about sex in school a month ago. And our teacher said to have sex when were around 20 or so and to use a condom and we learned about it in health class and science class, it was funny cause our teacher was pregnant and she said to not have sex now btw im in 7th grade
lorenzo21007 2 years ago
I think that comprehensive is much better. Ive only gotten real sex ed in 7 grade when they tuahght us about safety but that was it other than anatomy
raptormonev 2 years ago
sex ed is vital. in canada, we only have one in grade 7 and another in grade 9. and it was only a one class thing and that was when we were all into the coodies thing. but i think that sex ed should be vital, but more importantly, love is also very vital. love education should be a course in high school. that way, girls don't give it away so easily and guys would learn how to respect women as they grow up.
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BrittPhillips 2 years ago
My schools did good on sex ed. From elementary to high school. But I live in Europe, a hole other culture. On the other hand: when I switched of high school, there they didn't give any sex ed at all (christian school, ruled by a nun). We were mostly girls. We couldn't go into the park between our school and 'the boys' school, because relationships could begin... we couldn't give hands, sit on each other laps, wear tops, no naked shoulders,... in school.... nuns lol we were 16-20 at the moment.:(
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shinobitech13 2 years ago
We were taught sex ed. They never told u.s we should wait, they said it was better but never forced us.
Hockeyplaya4567890 2 years ago
I hear all this talk about schools teaching Sex Ed, but where are the parents in this subject. Parents should also be teaching their children about the Dos and Don'ts of sex. And with the internet, it's not hard for parents to find out the things they need to know. Don't just put this on the schools for people having babies out of wedlock, parents need to take some responsiblilty for what their kids do.
TheEnigmaDude 2 years ago
I live near new braunfels which is south Texas and they teach us abstince only. They won't even talk about condoms or birth controll. They are also teaching us that sex outside of marrige is wrong. So we pretty much learn nothing. I wish we had comprehinsive sex Ed.
kopecalex 2 years ago
i want to do sex if you want to do it with me respondmyy answer i am a gril that have 14 years
bmwp12345 2 years ago
My school is not like that... We get good sex ed and every question is answered by teachers in detail. councellors are helpful too. We get great sex ed in planning, Science and physical education class. Often times we have assemblies relating this topic where professionals come to out school and teach us. My school is a great resource for sex ed. We are also given alternate resourses
fati48 2 years ago
If sex ed prevents teen pregnacy, then they should have gun ed. to prevent gun crimes. All the way from kindergarden to 12th grade. Like never pointing guns at people all the way to, how to load a gun safely. Because you can't rely on parents to teach gun safety schools should.
username2958 2 years ago
Well at my school they started to talk about condoms and safe sex at 6th grade. They talked just about every thing. Like where to buy condoms and how to put them on. I thought that they went a little far. Some of this was to matture for a lot of us causeing the class to break out in giggles all the time. I feel that they stould started the condom conversation when we were going to start high school.
kittycat123b 2 years ago
Hey Dan and Jennifer, it's funny that you bring this topic up again, well it isn't really funny because it is a serious problem we have. Well anywas, my experience was this: In 7-9th grade we were taught about drugs and it was wierd because we talked about date rape drugs, getting entoxicated and having sex, and rape. But we never once talked about sex directly and what it was about. In my opinion, yes the sex ed has to have a real life aspect to it. Its really pointless the was they do it now.
CatchTh3Wind 2 years ago
im 17 a girl and in high school and i fell that the way they teach it here at my school only makes students want 2 try it....i think that schools should change the way they teach they should try reverse sycolagey on kids so that they dont want 2 go try it
jessiekay18 2 years ago
I was taught in school how getting pregnant works, and that condoms prevent disease and babies, and that birth control prevents babies. That's it. And if you ask me, that's all you need. The dumb ones are gonna contract a disease, get sick, and die. Gene pool cleansed.
bananaPLEASE 2 years ago
I am going into 7th grade and I was in a Catholic privet school until 5th grade . I am a girl and the teacher walked in and said (I quote) "Girls , sex is dirty . Do not have sex before marriage . It is a sin against god ." . My guy friend told me they were told to wait until marriage , and if they got a girl pregnant they would go to hell .
viuex076 2 years ago
I live in Canada, so we do have full sex ed, grades 4-12.
GrapeShaman 2 years ago
Comprehensive is definitely the way to be taught. Sex ed is merely and extension of biology/anatamy and there for very important to learn ALL about the body. Education is EVERY form is important. Hell; its what makes the world progress as well as continue to work.
4711Heart 2 years ago
hell yeah, im going to my 8th grade health next year and i think they should have sex ed because,
A. it will make teenagers more aware of deseasis that is sexually transmitted.
B. I think less teens will have kids.
and C. i think it will teach teens conseqeunces.
DrakrSlyr 2 years ago
well im my elementry school peeps only like sex ed to hear about girls and boys privates in 5th grade we have it XD im so excited some kids get horny tho -_-
trisa1372 2 years ago
What!! horny
Parste321 2 years ago
sex ed (in my opion) is VERY important, if you don't know how to have safe sex, your kinda lost in life. It is a very big part in marriages and relationships. Its like throwing your child into the world without school.
noopy757 2 years ago
tell this to the president he can control the law
kiepskipolak 2 years ago
I think schools should talk about safe sex, all the diseses they could get from unprotected sex, and talk about teen pregnecey. Schools should only talk about saying no to sex if the person is not ready.
GoodAngel445 2 years ago
Abstinence is not promoted, put they teach us what it means.
The school and the teachers present us with a choice and say "Do what YOU feel is right."
Andreask93 2 years ago
ohh how i wish i was going to school in sweden then. i live in america and my parents have stuck me into a catholic school, due to our religion. my school teaches how "god wants us to wait until we are married and ready to have kids." thus, my school promotes anti-contraception, and the married rule. i think schools should teach free will, as long as it is legal. 12, by the way.
hippys6991 2 years ago
Sex Ed in Swedish schools is way different then in the US.
Of coarse we learn about genetics,anatomy,reproduction and STDs, but we are also
taught the use of birth control and staying safe. They even give us condoms and
test tubes, and teach us how to put the condoms on. What is even greater is
the attitude of the teachers is basically "If you feel like you are ready, do it.".
Out of space again...more coming up.
Andreask93 2 years ago
Hello every one! My name is Andreas, I live in Sweden, and i am 16. Here in Sweden education and law is kind of different. First of it is legal to have sex with anyone older then 15 the day you turn 15, and it is not uncommon that kids my age are sexually active. Now, to the point. Religion and education are kept separated by law. We learn about different religions and believes in society-class, it is taught as religion and not as fact. i am running out of space, so i will post the rest below.
Andreask93 2 years ago
Absolutely! Sex education should be taught throughout school...and education doesn't stop at school it goes beyond that. You're correct...it's important in the south. I live in Charlotte and although it's somewhat conservitive in sex education it's much better than rural parts of North Carolina. The more educated you are...obviously you make better choices but you also feel more confident in yourself and what you like sexually so that's important, too. Good video. :)
jdfox1 2 years ago 9
Teach about sex, teach about contraception, teach about stds, teach about anatamy, teach about masterbation! I've known too many people who have gotten pregnant while in highschool or had scares.
bubblegumbum 2 years ago
Students should be REQUIRED to take sex ed classes in middle school and/or highschool. They should not be able to get out of it by having their parents sign a form. Sex happens, kids should know about it. Just because they know about it, doesn't mean they will do it. Just because they are told not to do it doesn't mean they won't do it. It just annoys me.
bubblegumbum 2 years ago
I go to Pittsburgh Public Schools in Pennsylvania (GO STEELERS AND PENS) and the district is starting to teach about safe sex and prevention and not just abstinence this coming year. It's ridiculous because we should have started sooner. There are plenty of pregnant girls at my school. For gods sake there are pregnant freshmen. It's about time they start teaching better.
amoose412 2 years ago
Should be interesting for you. When I was in highschool they taught sex ed, they tried to say abstaining is good and then proceded to show us on a projector pictures of penises and vaginas infected with various (severe not average) stds. Then they showed us how to put on a condom on a fake penis and made 2 student put the condom on it in front of everybody, they showed this in yr 11.
kiaora224 2 years ago
Yeah it'll probably be interesting but I've taken my two required health classes so I won't see. They've also showed those disgusting pictures of extreme STDs. But it's funny because most of my class mates and I have already have sex and know about it and just now they're starting to teach about it. Now that I know must things first hand.
amoose412 2 years ago
It quite funny that they show extreme cases like that as we know that isnt normal, most people would get help before it got that far. I was smart enough to know better as well and by then most of us had done it by then,
kiaora224 2 years ago
I think we should have comprehensive sex ed. Afterall even with the abstinence only program we had at my school, parents still had to sign a paper giving their permission for their kid to hear the words "penis" and "vagina." If the parent signed on the line that said they don't give permission, then the kid was taken out of the class. I don't see why we can't have comprehensive sex ed. with a form that gives parents the option of removing their kid from the class. R-chan
JonusDking 2 years ago
my thing is these parents want to teach their kids abstinence only when they know damn well they didn't wait till they were married to have sex
gnnrdluv 2 years ago
I know I was taught under both class structures...however, I believe strongly in and am a huge fan of the "Abstinence Only" program
ashino2008 2 years ago
really?
gnnrdluv 2 years ago
Why? Its been proven to fail & many people don't want to or CAN'T even get married.
kiwisunshine5233 2 years ago
Any kid with a computer or a Blackberry has sex education in school.
They see porno all the time.
They could be watching your show in Math class, and probably are.
The idea that you can suppress sexual desire in teenagers is ludicrous, and with computers it's impossible.
OilCityTattler 2 years ago
I hate to say this, but, those "abstinence only" classes are so silly, they really make the republicans look bad. I wish, the Republicans didn't promote these themes. It really makes them look Just-Plane-Silly.
mensrightsmovement 2 years ago 4
Well even if you dont have sex ed at school its kinda learned on the streets about protection
MoMoMolly91 2 years ago
Abstinence only sex ed is ridiculous. Glad we have comprehensive sex ed here in Australia (well, mostly, as far as I know).
Mozza314 2 years ago
I just don't understand how people can think the "abstinence only" sex education can work... it seems to me the people pushing it must either be ignorant of human nature or believe that anyone who transgresses the boundaries they believe are placed on sexual activity must be beyond hope.
In my opinion, educating kids about sex won't encourage them to have sex, sex is already a powerful biological urge and nothing kids learn in school can fan those flames any hotter!
haversacksmith 2 years ago 2
As a 14 year old i would like to know about condom and stuff because i can tell u from all hte lockromm talk and guy talk i hear all the guys are wantri ng to have sex and are not wanting to wait another 6-10 years and they wont so its bette rto give us condoms and birth control so we dont have daycares in he highschool (the highschool im entering does have child daycare) so these are jsut my thoughts
death1090 2 years ago
my brothers high school had the same thing and he said that it was like 1/2 of the girls at his school had kids or were pregnant.
gnnrdluv 2 years ago
Due, you have the internet. There are thousands of sites for sex education. You just have to google it. Plus, there are live action demonstrations all over the place.
kiwisunshine5233 2 years ago
Wow, great video!! I think some of those statistics(how much fed. funding was offered to comprehensive sex ed) were wild! I understand that people don't want youth having sex...however, what are they really accomplishing by not teaching them about it? Not much. Here's the thing...just because they're being taught to wait until marriage doesn't mean they won't find out about sex from outside the school. So now they know about sex, but not about the dangers and possible consequences...
theinnerme 2 years ago
Comprehensive sex ed! My school taught us about all forms of birth control, including abstinence, and as a result I know more than my parents do about preventing STDs and teen pregnancy. I'm still planning to wait until marriage, but I have the knowledge, and I've helped some of my friends who didn't wait. It can be the difference between a teenage mother and a teenage graduate.
beautfuldisastre 2 years ago
what is that drink...it looks sooo good :D hugging is sexual?? w/e!!!
I think that comprehensive sex ed isn't such a great idea...because who determines who draws the line on what is and isn't appropriate for our young people...I graduated from HS in '04 and I know I would be been very embarrassed and reluctant to go to that class if I knew they were going to tell me a lot of things I didn't want to do in the first place back than. Thats just me though!
bethanywillis 2 years ago
This is a big deal to the teachers down here in the south (TN). I have been to more meetings than I can remember that were all "sex is great, but only in marriage". And all of the sex ed classes were VERY basic anatomy and a little on STD's. Plus the way that the teacher was saying everything about STD's was as if they did not exist inside marriage. But nothing on actual sex. If it werent for pornography I would have had no idea of how to have sex, or that pre-cum can get u pregos.
lemauvaisloup 2 years ago
I recently moved to where I live now, Danville VA... in my hometown Gloucester we had comprehensive sex ed but here I think they go more the abstinence only route... [not 100% sure, but it seems so]
It's to an extreme though... the administration PUNISHES you quite severely for PDA... An example is on a first offense.. I was suspended 3 days for hugging a friend of mine after school on the way to my truck...
It should never get to the point where we won't even let our children hug.
AzrieldeMortis 2 years ago
okay at our school sex ed in 8th grade they told has we should be abstinent but in high school if you choose to take sex ed they teach us about condoms and all that stuff and contradict what they told us in 8th grade,
weebles8978 2 years ago
im in 8th grade now but in fifth grade they taught sex ed and they seperated us and when the girls came back in the room the guys were all like staring and pointing at us y were they doing that cuz i kno the girls were very uncomfortable
cutegrl550 2 years ago
see i agree i was very uncomfortable with the topics that were brought up and who is to say what is appropriate and what isn't?
bethanywillis 2 years ago
I'm homeschooled, so I kinda taught myself about sex (though my mom kinda tried and failed to teach us something). I think sexual education would be very helpful nowadays, but at the same time, what's preventing them from being educated? You can learn ANYTHING on the internet, and computers are in pretty much every home.
Feena221 2 years ago
i am homeschooled as well.. not many kids out there would be interested in the safety of it rather than it itself perhaps about 3% would be wanting to know safe sex sexual education would be much better than them learning on their own
killr31 2 years ago
I think if they were educated in the consequences of unsafe sex, they would be very interested.
Feena221 2 years ago
sex is why we were born. telling people they cant have sex is like telling you cant go pee.
stormycat08 2 years ago
How the hell is hugging considered sexual activity?
FK4SD 2 years ago
my point exactly!
DanAndJenn 2 years ago 2
idk but i was susbened for 1 week for hugging my best friend her mother was in the hospital from the car crash they didn't give a damn what i said
twilightedward123456 2 years ago
Well I live in Canada, and we have real sex ed in schools. There is no abstinence only education program, we learn about all the different ways of birth control and STI's, and anatomy and all the things you said. It is a MUCH better program then the ones that you all have in the USA.
cheerleader5293 2 years ago 2
When I went to high school i took sex education classes. No, it was not a no sex till marriage. However, the class was segregated. All the boys were taught sex ed by a male teacher, all the girls were taught by female teachers.
Yes comprehensive sex education is the answer. My question is should the classes be mixed or separate?
chachee99 2 years ago
(im 19) they should be mixed after awhile. for the
1st couple years have them separated because little boys are immature & can be cruel. then at about 6th grade mix them. sexual education should be longer then the 1 hour/day for 2weeks & it should be called what it is; sexual education NOT FLASH
And around 9th grade schools should hand out condoms, it dosnt advertize sex. We will have sex with(out) condoms but if its there we will more likely use one lowering teen pregnancy and STD rates.
irrmua 2 years ago
That's a very good question... I can see the argument for both sides, but I'm leaning toward separate classes so that boys and girls will feel more comfortable asking gender specific questions. - A boy for example might not feel comfortable talking about unwanted erections in front or girls and girls might not feel comfortable talking about sex during her menstrual cycle in front of boys...
Again - very good question!
DanAndJenn 2 years ago
Comprhesive sex ed is the way,
It should be made known about absticence being the only way to prevent pregnancy etc.
HOw ever what i always found lacking was anything that women enjoy sex. According to my sex ed teachers they made it sound like it was something that only a guy would like and girls only did it for the kids.
They should also teach proper condom use etc.
They should talk about personal lubes...because before me and my now fiance found the lubes, sex was painful for her...
EnvaReaver 2 years ago
i agree 100%. i think teachers should teach us sex ed to us in school.
djdangerluver4ever 2 years ago 2
we need our education!!!!
forget that pink floyd song!!!!!!
DrDoubleZero 2 years ago 2
I WANT AN EDUCATION! My old school refused to tell me anything about sex! At 8 years of age, I looked it up online and found porn. I LEARNED BY PORN AT 8.
"Just say no" doesn't work, because when you can't say no, you have no idea what to do. People who go into "just say no" or abstinence clubs are just as likely to have sex before marriage as others, and there are studies to prove it.
whatevergrl5674 2 years ago
Well Barack Obama just took all the money out of abstinence only education so that's one small victory to say the least.
D0ubleHelixFilms 2 years ago
I think we should educate kids on sex, safe sex, and STDS. My school just got done talking about the "HIV and STD pervention unit" Because the teachers talked about safe sex and comdoms and what not, everyone thought twice about having sex. Probably because of all the STDS we could catch. But it also helped us realize that not having sex before marriage is good. But if you can't wait use a comdom and protect ourselves.
Rukiaissocool 2 years ago
Abstinence only is a joke. Comprehensive education (in sex, or any subject) is the only answer. I thought Obama was going to fix this!
tucciproducer 2 years ago
thats great !!!
the way of sex ed must build up little bit more advanced. which will even help parents, to advice their children
7man007 2 years ago
thats insane!!! I love your opinions. 100% agree. I watch all your vids! love u guys! -jenna
jenna8paranormalgirl 2 years ago
Thanks for the kind words!!!
DanAndJenn 2 years ago
I would say comprehensive sex ed, the abstinence only doesn't work, neither does leaving it to the parents because way to many parents just don't care to teach them they leave it to the schools, and what happens when the Hormones take over the kids brains do you think the Abstinence only education will help stop pregnancy?
That is why i say Comprehensive sex ed, Keep fighting for the right thing you guys rock.
pepsi71ocean 2 years ago 2
I can't say if this has been brought up already, but the lobby that does not want any sex education taught it schools maybe under the impression that education results in informed decisions. Such decisions ultimately allow couples to consider their options in sexuality and reproduction. The so-called red states has the highest rates of teenaged pregnancy because they want childbearing to occur at a young age.
bearmare 2 years ago
That's true. They are traditionalistic like that....
hajislover 2 years ago
I believe that schools should have sex ed because if the schools do not do it then how will we know that the children are being educated and i think its wonderfull what You guys Dan and Jenn are doing
FpsGamer43 2 years ago
is it just me or does dan have a hint of eastern europe in his accent. But yeah, good points, I think the standard system we have in Scotland is generally pretty good but does vary a lot between schools. Also, some teachers are too embarassed to do anything beyond showing the necessary video.
heheallright56 2 years ago
everything that there is to be known like ive been tought i know everything due to school and parents and im only 14
Retarded121 2 years ago
as a student going into 10th grade, alot of the kids already have had sex, or something close. so yeah they should teach it. plus alot of parents dont even talk about it, and some parents dont even care enough to teach their kids.
so as a kid in school. Most definetly teach it.
x0mgDeenax 2 years ago
Schools should have no business in teaching bullshit sex ed to kids. Leave it to the parents.
Tennouhai 2 years ago
I wish they taught us in school, because i know way to many kids who got fucked over and are now parents at the age of 17-20. Hell my sisters still in high school and her friend is pregnant, never knew what condoms were, THE PARENTS DON"T CARE, SO WHO SHOULD PICK UP THE BALL?
pepsi71ocean 2 years ago
Unfortunately.... You.
If no one else will do it, it's up to you, and all teenagers, to find a way to educate yourself. Do just go in blind - do the research. The internet is full of useful resources. Watch our previous video on free sex ed resources for just a few of them...
DanAndJenn 2 years ago
comprehensive sex is definitely the better option!
the only argument i can see for "say no at all costs" is if some shy person who isn't mature enough to have sex feels like doing it for the sake of trying it out knowing nothing can go wrong if the male wears a condom (99% of the time) and gets themselves into a load of problems.
Again, my school had the comprehensive sex programme from grade 4 upto grade 12 and I found it really helpful and it probably saved me from making stupid decisions!
insaneguy999 2 years ago
whats wrung with sex ed?
ssyoki 2 years ago
BTW the obama administration DOES support comprehensive sex ed
movingceilings 2 years ago
Yes, and that's great to see. but for now it's still mainly "talk" - and we're very wary of politician lip-service. every party comes to power on a platform of "change".
But we're very hopeful that we'll actually see those changes and see our kids getting the "education" part of "sex education".
-- Dan
DanAndJenn 2 years ago
I went to a middle school up north and had a fantastic comprehensive sex education class... but I went to high school in the south where the sex ed class was awful. It was one short class taught for the first have of sophmore year. They didnt really teach us how to USE an contraception... in fact there was already a pregnant girl in our class
movingceilings 2 years ago
safe sex or no sex
boo10mom 2 years ago
safe sex should always be taught
boo10mom 2 years ago
I'm glad I didn't have to go through that abstinence only bullshit in high school, although we were never tought about sex at all. In middle school health, there was this STARS abstinence-only program that just tought us how to say "no". I didn't recognize this bullshit or really though about this until later in life.
kiwisunshine5233 2 years ago
it's easier to indoctorinate children than adults simply because they haven't had the life experience. if you give them all the info who knows which way they'll decide to go. :-)
All that said, saying "no" and waiting until you're physically and emotionally ready for sex is great. waiting is fine. but be informed so you can make smart choices. -- Dan
DanAndJenn 2 years ago
Sex Ed. is a big problem in schools all across the world, not only in the U.S. My school didn't teach me either at the appropriate time, but I thought myself and searched every place that had some infos, compared them and so on. It's not only the schools, but the ignorant children too. Most of them think that it's like in a porn, or more grave: they take porn like proper sex ed. Get informed by yourself, because Google is your friend.
oprescualex 2 years ago
after tht thy stop but i also noticed tht the teachers tlked it was just another class thy didnt tlk with compasion nd all thy said was "THE BEST WAY TO NOT GET PREGO. ND STD'S IS TO BECOME ABSTINANTE" i didnt get the point i mean there where 3 girls prego. in that school year i thought they felt that they didnt care
IMrandomBETCH 2 years ago
In 6th grade they started to explai more about std's nd condoms they stated to tlk about the reproductive stystem as well but thths wht they mainly tlkled about in all the times they taught it it started in 5th for boys nd 4th for girls but in those they tlked about pubertty they didnt start tlking about more stuff until 6th - 8th
IMrandomBETCH 2 years ago
LOLOLOL
coming from a teen
best choice is teach use cuse both ways were gonna o it with or with out being taught
hellacoolyea 2 years ago
at the high school I went to we didn't have sex ed until junior year. it was made up of two 42 min classes where they told us we could choose condoms, birth control, or abstinence. they didn't, however, tell us how to use them. most of the kids in the class knew more about birth control than the teacher because 3/4 of the class was already sexually active. i think comprehensive sex ed should be taught at a much earlier age like 7th or 8th grade.
swifty649 2 years ago
i would say sex ed from 6th grade on since abstience till marraige is mostly taugth b.c of religion and to make peolpe feel safe
mikebrandimarte 2 years ago
in reality, we need sex ed; since no matter how many times adults tell teens to stay away completely....its NOT ganna happen. So its best to teach teens everything.
PS> Im 16
postman666andrei 2 years ago 2
personally, i think the adults should teach kids about how to stay safe, but to think about abstinence as one way of being safe. (this is from a 13 year old perspective)
symmylynn 2 years ago 2
Of course we should have comprehensive sex education. It's the smart thing to do.
theanimeopinionater 2 years ago 2
we need REAL education in our schools... :D but you guys already knew i feel this way!!
ayoumans25 2 years ago
sex ed is a good thing in school and it helps parents out quite a bit with the whole sex talk thing, but they need to make it more of the beautiful thing it is rather than just what sex can do needs to be how its more beautiful when in love
crazychick640 2 years ago
I am the exception, not the rule in this aspect. !I believe age appropiate sex education is very, very necessary in order to prevent children from growing up to be like the majority of my high school classmates. It will also take the glam away from sex and make it more real. Those who are sexually educated tend to not rush into sexual situations. Trust me!
jalovagurl 2 years ago
If comprehensive sex education were available to the students when I was in high school, I bet all of my straight girlfriends would not have been pregnant by 12th grade. And I mean, ALL OF THEM HAVE AT LEAST ONE CHILD NOW!!! I'm 23yrs old and and child and STD free because I went out there and did my own research, and I also didn't lose my virginity till a month before I turned 20.
jalovagurl 2 years ago
In my opinion, I believe that politicians are trying to take over how our children are raised. It is okay to help, but to mandate that all sex related conversations between administration and students in school be diminished is outrageous.
jalovagurl 2 years ago
I'm a teenager, and i don't know if it's becuase i am from a Canada, but they did teach me about condoms, and the pill and such. I remember my teacher telling me "Don't have sex until you're ready hopefully married but, if you really have to use a condom and a pill" So, i agree i guess some schools teach only absedence. I don't agree with only teaching absedence. Once they find out what sex really is they're going to go crazy.
Jrockfangirl12 2 years ago
As an European, I was honestly shocked by these numbers. I remember several incidents in my schooltime, when we were taught about sex and everything surrounding it, including condoms and so on. And I went to a boarding school, run by the catholic church.
I think it says enough, that even monks are capeable to accept that the future generation has to know every possibility to protect themselfes from whatever can happen.
And sexual things are things that "happen".
Davesknd 2 years ago
im only 17 but i was taught enough by my parents n skool to know about sex..in school it was mandatory as a high school requirement to take health n which they do teach sex ed n talk everything from condoms,contraception,STDs, n as a project carry a baby around for a week..i believe kids should be educated to be emotionally ready to have sex(not just cuz its "cool" or whatever)but be ready with themselves but in
bmarlene12 2 years ago
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bmarlene12 2 years ago
case u do hav sex 2 protect urself and use a condom or contraception becuz in our economy 2day we cannot afford for more teens to get pregnant for ignorance..its important to teach kids the facts n also for parents to help their kids understand because if the school does not teach sex ed then who will..parents should be responsible n hear their children instead of hding things from them..children will become clueless if we keep them from being safe...so in the long run we'll make a difference...
bmarlene12 2 years ago
i think that kids should learn the way that i was taught that abstinance is the best way too prevent prevent std's and pregnancy but also how too be safe if they do have sex
itsonlyem 2 years ago
they r just rying to lower the population and only to have sex when needed not for fun
Hoodyrulez 2 years ago
Actually I agree with you guys. I am actually a person who was kind of brain washed by sex ed in school. The way that they "teach" basically makes men feel like women are disease ridden, betrayers who will do anything to force you into parenthood. Needless to say I kept my virginity completely intact until college... yeah even now that I know none of that crap is true I still haven't actually done the penetration act because I panic because of the programming I got. Needs to be comprehensive.
thundera3 2 years ago
Well, if we're looking to steer them away from fucking, it might help to let them know how to pleasure themselves, the mechanics of giving a good hand job, and, I don't know, maybe some good massage techniques. All we got at my school were gigantic STD slides (worst case pictures... eww!) and anatomy lessons. Oh, and they handed out condom one class and then called a girl out for slipping one into her purse. Better a former sex worker for a teacher than your repressed period 4 gym teacher!
littleoutrage 2 years ago
I am from canada and we had a good sex ed program but it was only in grade 7 and 8
so I am for more
videowatcheer 2 years ago
I guess I was fortunate to have a sex ed. class that went through all the proper methods of birth control and had a lot of good information about sex and STDs, they did put a strong emphases on saying that abstinence is the only sure way avoid pregnancy and STD. I thought it was a very well rounded program, very informative. I feel that it is the parents holding back teachers from teaching. If they don't want their kids to have sex, they need to tell their own kids why it's important to wait.
pamapajama 2 years ago
We should edcaute our kids everything about it
like mainly the basic safe and sex it self
cause most teacher parent and doctor.
Can't not till us anything about it cause once they heard that they think everyone is doing something like that right away it goof to get informed. Sex education should teach us about everything about sex
VampireFreak56 2 years ago
Yeah, Christians have really screwed up sex education. Way to go.
halo2994 2 years ago
As a student myself, I've been through what the goverment calls "sex ed" and all its about is being abstince, yes its a great idea. But what about the kids who don't choose that path? Their in a world of hurt, I've learned more watching you than in any sex education class, which is sad! The sex ed classes need to be more about comprehinsion(sp?) sex ed instead of abstinence sex ed, no one learns from ignorance.
Padfoot74 2 years ago
I honestly believe that we all should learn sex ed, to be educated. Schools and parents are just beyond scared to talk to their kids about safe sex, and when they do they laugh about it. Honestly, i would love it if my school offered sex ed, but since its a catholic high school, it's not allowed. It "interferes" with our religious studies. Whatever, that's a bunch of BS!
TigzOnAir 2 years ago
Keep watching these guys AND tune into Dan Savage, Savage Love online! If you're not familiar, google him or look him up on youtube!
littleoutrage 2 years ago
I am trying to remain abstinent because of my faith. But like with all religions, we some times, as Dan often says, have a moment of weakness. Because of this I am glad that I will know enough to protect myself should I have a moment of weakness before I get married. In conclusion I believe that schools should teach students to wait until they are emotionally mature enough for sex or until their faith permits. And they also need to know how to protect themselves when they do decide to have sex.
tripthe1 2 years ago
Newlyweds can give each other STDs too. Good Christian kids should be in the know enough to get tested and wear condoms even after the wedding - wedding rings don't protect you from HIV!
littleoutrage 2 years ago
I did not say that they did protect. And a person who is strong in their faith and waited is more likely to marry someone strong in their faith who waited. I didn't mean to put you on the offense with my comment. I just think there is nothing wrong promoting abstinence if it applies to a persons faith, and comprehensive sex ed is also vital due to sorry parents.
tripthe1 2 years ago
Good luck with that. Really. I'm proud of you!
hajislover 2 years ago
Thanks for the positive input.
I have been inspired. I should post a video on the topic.
tripthe1 2 years ago
Dirty christians
TuOderschvank 2 years ago
Oh ye of little faith.
tripthe1 2 years ago
We should educate our kids about sex and how to be safe.
88nicetat 2 years ago 2
i cannot believe there are schools out there that dont promote safe sex, luckily i went to a school that promoted safe sex, even though they talked about abstinance the teacher warned us about STD's condoms, birthcontrol, ect. which is exactly how all schools should teach about sex. just because they promote abstinance doesnt mean the kids wont have sex.
livewithsin 2 years ago
I think they should really start teaching about sex and masterbating it's not healthy at all for the kids to think nothing of it because they know nothing of it and have to suffer for the ignorence
Its1SPIKE1ass 2 years ago
ill hand my kid a tape to teach them sex ed.
Bigshot85 2 years ago
i have to agree with snager80. I live in texas too and that's ALL they talked about in health. I don't think the class was called sex ed just "health". They just say hey be abstinent! it's better than STD's. I think that they think if they scared us out of having sex then we'd never do it. WRONG! I never even knew what it was all about until i did it. And it's just like I learned all on my own. Why pay for the class in the first place? I think more in depth sex education is needed.
angkittykat09 2 years ago
all they talked about in my Texan sex ed was STDs, STDs and more STDs and the biological acpects or where babies come from.
teaching abstinence only sex-ed is like teaching your kid to only ride their bike near a hospital. teaching REAL sex ed is like teaching bike-safety.
snager80 2 years ago
In High School, we were just barely allowed by the School to be taught the values of sex, if we were to have sex at all, and Abstinence was the way to go. Of course, we had Anatomy but never learned anything about sex related topics parts of the Penis and Vagina. Kids should be taught the dangers and risks of having sex, protected or unprotected, but how to do it correctly and safely if they were to do it at all. Knowing these things could make all the difference!
munchykinfayyce 2 years ago
Whoops, I meant 'Just parts of the Penis and Vagina', sorry.
munchykinfayyce 2 years ago
my school dose talk about "hard-core" sex... and we once saw a video about a couple having sex (though its fine with me, actually its really fun to watch) and they start teaching you about condoms, diseases, about the penis and the vagina and they even talked about where to give the women so she can orgasm!!! LOL... though right now thats my school (oh and i study in Columbia and im in 10th)
sharkredtooth 2 years ago
but sometimes i feel that for some kids it TOO much!!!
sharkredtooth 2 years ago
I got sex ed in school from my 9th grade intro to business teacher. She taught me lessons in sex ed I still find invaluable today. I owe everything I am as a man to her. God I miss her.
744682532 2 years ago
There is supposed to be a seperation of Church and Government.
VampirePunkchiqe 2 years ago
Maybe so, but they still push some Church and Goverment related beliefs in schools and what not. I don't think there is a big problem in it, as long as the Church and Government aren't telling kids in the schools, 'Do this or this, otherwise, you're nothing!'
munchykinfayyce 2 years ago
Well... I'm Polish and sex-ed in Poland is okay, mostly comprehensive. Unfortunately it's not obligatory, so lots of students just choose not to attend those classes. Fortunately in the program for the Biology classes there is a whole chapter about STDs, safe sex and how to avoid getting pregnant. And Biology in High School IS obligatory for all. Nevertheless it still depends on the teacher and his personal opinions...
bArT8472 2 years ago
They can't tell you to not have sex until you're married, than tell a homosexual that he can't get married.
jrdudedj 2 years ago
I would only do sex ed in my school is to meet new girls :D but we don't have that class in my school
frostythesn0wman 2 years ago
My school doesn't offer sex ed classes of any kind.
Kagomeinuyasha1 2 years ago
I was taught about condoms and all that jazz. My teacher told me she used to teach at an abstinence only school and a girl ended up getting pregnant and she couldn't help her out because of the laws, and it could've been avoided if she were educated enough.
PrismSparkle 2 years ago
i remember 8th grade they taught us about condoms
edgarbm95 2 years ago