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Devils Advocate
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Children as young as 10 should now be taught about contraception in their final year at primary school, a leading think-tank says. The Institute for Public Policy Research has recommended this because of the UK's appauling rate of teenage pregnancies - the UK has the most sexually active teenage population in Europe.
Julia Margo, IPPR senior research fellow, said: "Over the last 50 years, the average age of first sexual intercourse has fallen from 20 for men and 21 for women in the 1950s to 16 by the mid-1990s.
"The proportion of young people who are sexually active before the age of consent has risen from less than 1% to 25% over the same period.
"Our education system must respond in kind and start teaching children about the risks involved in sex before they even consider taking those risks."
The study also discovered that over the last 10 years levels of genital chlamydia rose by 508% in teenage boys and 238% in teenage girls and genital herpes rose by 52% in teenage boys and 38% in teenage girls.
What do others think about this?
Should parents take more responsability for educating their children and teach their kids the value of self-respect and morals?
Should we realise that the kids of today are going to do what they want and, if that is the case, schools can at least give them the information to allow for a more informed decission?
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Colin-M
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Children need to be taught about the seriousness of sex and the sanctity of their bodies from an early age.
Unless we bubble wrap kids and insulate them from sexually charged messages and imagery in the media (TV and music lyrics and videos, teen mags etc), which is impossible, they must be taught about it earlier.
Putting our heads in the sand and pretending that children have no awareness of sex only makes things worse, at least by teaching them the facts and realities- both good and bad - of promoscuity they have something to base decissions on. |
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vu_lan_nhi
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I  In my country(vietnam), we aren't taught about sex until we are in the grade 9. And after some most superficial lessons about girls'&boys' bodies, we never see them again in our lessons :D
So surprised that children in your country have awareness of sex & sanctity of their bodies at such an early age  |
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The country is suffering from very, very low moral standards and the trend shows no signs of abating. Sex education is all well and good as a subject but it is the way it is taught that is failing. Listen to any teacher talking to children and you'll here 'mummy wabbi-wabbi loves dady wabbi-wabbi', it just doesn't work any more. A lot of kids have no idea whatsoever what a 'family' is and won't listen to someone talking in baby speak.
Kids are far more street wise now than they have ever been - they have to be because of the society we have given them - so they need the full, gory details of what can happen if you are promiscuous. |
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Spike
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Hi Vu
It is a very emotive issue in the UK. Young teens are becoming pregnant and sexually transmitted diseases are on the increase. It seems no amount of education is working and the concensus seems to be to lower the age at which children are taught about sex. I'm not sure that it will help though, because children today have access to magazines targetted at them that offer tips on how to 'pull the class hunk', top 10 lists of most 'shaggable' celebs and tips on how to give good 'BJ's'. Making those magazines spread the message of safe sex and the risks associated with promiscuity while toning down the 'make sex trendy' style of presentation they have at the moment would be far more effective IMO.
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Jack London
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You cannot expect children to understand complex medical and social issues relating to sex. Lessons have to be conducted within a framework of love, self-respect and fidelity. What has been said with reguard to teen magazines is a very good point. Publishers must be made aware of the potential damage that can result from publishing the type of articles mentioned and there should be legislation in place if they fail to do so. |
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ghaarnok
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I was taught sex ed at primary school in year six (this was in 1996). I thought that it was taught throughout the country at this age, perhaps I am wrong.
Either way, sex ed is important. We need to leave behind our British reservations about sex and be more open about it with children, if they don't learn about it then how will they be able to make sensible decisions about what to do when the situation arises for them?
The fact that Britain has a massive teen pregnancy rate and a large STD problem kinda says it all ... in comparison to say, Holland, where the age of consent is much lower and sex ed is taught at a much younger age. |
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fullofopinions
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Hang on....
I am up for sex eduaction if it prevents teenagers getting pregnant but.....
people from the older generation i.e. people who were children in the 2nd world war were kept in the dark about sex and anything of that nature AND there were fewer teenage pregancies so is the speculation of sex ect adding to the teenage pregnancies?
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Dave181270
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if i find out my daughter is having sex ed at school before her teens, i will hit the roof for sure, i think it is the teenage drinking issues that lead to all this promiscuity, coupled with all the sex in tv programs being added in left right and center. |
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Comrade Joe
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if i find out my daughter is having sex ed at school before her teens, i will hit the roof for sure, i think it is the teenage drinking issues that lead to all this promiscuity, coupled with all the sex in tv programs being added in left right and center.
Fail. Keeping your kids in (dangerous) ignorence for no reason apart from it makes you feel awkward and offends your backward morals is moronic.
If anyones wondering i had sex ed at age 8 - its called the internet. Oh and in school we got a good education aged 10 (although because in secondary school the teacher was too embarrassed to teach it proply many kids in my year are ignorant when it comes to sex and contraception. |
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« Last Edit: February 21, 2009, 23:13:19 by Comrade Joe »
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Rich
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Blimey, I'm surprised to see SO many new posters when the subject of sex comes up.
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Dave181270
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Fail. Keeping your kids in (dangerous) ignorence for no reason apart from it makes you feel awkward and offends your backward morals is moronic.
If anyones wondering i had sex ed at age 8 - its called the internet.
so you was allowed to watch porn on the net at 8 eh ? i would say epic failure on you parents behalf.........
damm, you really are following me around aren't you? when you have kids of your own maybe you would understand. sex ed should be down to the parents to explain to their children, not to learn about it in fkn primary school. what are you, a pedo in the making or what? |
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Comrade Joe
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so you was allowed to watch porn on the net at 8 eh ? i would say epic failure on you parents behalf.........
I would rather say epic fail on the teacher for leaving the internet on while he walked out the class during an ict lesson.
damm, you really are following me around aren't you? when you have kids of your own maybe you would understand. sex ed should be down to the parents to explain to their children, not to learn about it in fkn primary school. what are you, a pedo in the making or what?
Yes im a pedo in the making. Which is why I propose something that will make kids more sexually aware and less likely to be exploited. Oh and alot of parents cant be trusted to explain sex to their children.
(Im not following you around but your online the same time as me and we are both posting on recently updated threads)
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